The database overview in the SAP/Informix database monitor is the starting point for you to monitor your database. You can call the database monitor from every application host of your SAP System.

For more information about the detailed database analysis, see Detailed Database Analysis for Informix.

• For access to the SAP/Informix database monitor, the interface to the Informix tool onstat (running locally on the database host) must be working correctly. For more information, see Checking the Database with onstat Commands.
• Read SAP Note 84060 for the latest information on the SAP/Informix database monitor.
• To use all features of the SAP/Informix Database Monitor, you must have Informix version 7.x.

Choose Tools ® CCMS ® Control/Monitoring ® Performance Menu ® Database ® Activity to see the overview screen in the database monitor.

• Shared Memory (Informix)
• Data Buffers (Informix)
• Cleaners (Informix)
• Log Buffers (Informix)
• Database Activity (Informix)
• Checkpointing (Informix)
• Asynchronous I/O (Informix)