GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) — Question 187

You want to measure the number of heaps used and overflows occurred at a point in time. Which of the following commands will you run to activate the appropriate monitor?

Answer options

• A. UPDATE DBM CONFIGURATION USING DFT_MON_TABLE
• B. UPDATE DBM CONFIGURATION DFT_MON_TIMESTAMP
• C. UPDATE DBM CONFIGURATION USING DFT_MON_BUFPOOL
• D. UPDATE DBM CONFIGURATION USING DFT_MON_SORT

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct command, D, activates monitoring for sorting operations, which includes tracking heaps used and overflows. Options A, B, and C relate to table monitoring, timestamp monitoring, and buffer pool monitoring, respectively, and do not address the specific need to monitor heap usage and overflows.