The following table lists the tasks involved in administering online realm extension together with the available utility routines and DAL commands for each of them.
Function/structure | DAL/utility routine | Parameter/statement |
Activating online realm extension | DAL | ACT INCR |
Performing online realm extension once only when the next free space search takes place in the realm | DAL | EXTEND REALM |
Obtaining information on activating online realm extension of the DBDIR or of a user realm | DAL | DISPLAY INCR |
BPSIA | DISPLAY SCHEMA | |
BPRECORD | REALM NAME IS | |
Deactivating online realm extension | DAL | DEACT INCR |
Determining whether online realm extension is suspended | DAL | DISPLAY INCR |
Reactivating online realm extension | DAL | REACT INCR |
Determining logical size of a realm | DAL | DISPLAY FPA |
BPRECORD | REALM NAME IS | |
BSTATUS | DISPLAY REALM | |
Determining if formatting is carried out during realm extension | DAL | DISPLAY INCR |
Determining page up to which formatting is carried out during realm extension | BPRECORD | REALM NAME IS |
Determining location and number of FPA extents in DBDIR, DBCOM or in a user realm | BPRECORD | REALM NAME IS |
Combining FPA base and FPA extents | BPGSIZE | |
Determining number of a realm (required for ACT INCR and DEACT INCR) | DISPLAY INCR | |
BPRECORD |
Table 18: DAL commands and utility routines for administration of online realm extension)