Question

Where are log file stored in DB2?

I am searching for a file with name Updatedb20100604182008.log

Answer 1

from this page:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/0301kline/0301kline.html

(The article goes into further detail about default locations as well.)

The database logs are initially
created in a directory called
SQLOGDIR, a sub-directory of the
database directory. You can change the
location where active logs and future
archive logs are placed by changing
the value for this configuration
parameter to point to either a
different directory, or to a device.
Archive logs that are currently stored
in the database log path directory are
not moved to the new location if the
database is configured for
roll-forward recovery.

Because you can change the log path
location, the logs needed for
roll-forward recovery may exist in
different directories or on different
devices. You can change this
configuration parameter during the
roll-forward process to allow you to
access logs in multiple locations.

The change to the value of newlogpath
will not be applied until the database
is in a consistent state. An
informational database configuration
parameter, database_consistent,
indicates the status of the database.

Note: The database manager writes to
transaction logs one at a time. The
total size of transactions that can be
active is limited by the database
configuration parameters: