Managing IBM database 2 buffers to maximize performance

  • Authors:
  • J. Z. Teng;R. A. Gumaer

  • Affiliations:
  • Santa Teresa Laboratory, San Jose, California;Santa Teresa Laboratory, San Jose, California

  • Venue:
  • IBM Systems Journal
  • Year:
  • 1984

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Abstract

The relational data base system, IBM Database 2 (DB2), has a component that manages data buffering. This paper describes the design considerations of the Buffer Manager and the tradeoffs involved in managing the allocation of DB2 buffers to maximize performance.