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11.4 SMP (Symmetrical multiprocessing) Degree
In this section we give you the concepts of SMP and how it works cohesively with DB2 for
i5/OS to deliver powerful parallelism for database access. Also, we discuss how to turn SMP
on and off, and how to manage the degree of SMP that is invoked by a particular job.
Feedback from SQE Plan Cache Snapshots, SQL Performance Monitor and Visual Explain
are also covered in this section. They provide information to understand how well your jobs
are taking advantage of SMP. At the end of this section we mention several sets of tips and
consideratio ...