The Database Console (program X_CONS) is a tool that gives you a quick overview of the operating system resources being used by the database system, the distribution of the database sessions among the operating system threads, and the status of the active database sessions.
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Windows
The console thread, a special thread,
processes requests from the Database Console. To do this, the X_CONS program
communicates with the console thread.
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UNIX
The database console receives some of the information it requires directly
from the shared memory area of the database kernel, and some of the
information from the communication between X_CONS and the console
thread.
You have the following options for using the Database Console:
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Starting the
X_CONS program from the operating system level:
x_cons
<database_name> <command> [<time>]
[<count>]
For an overview of all possible commands, use the command:
x_cons
<database_name> help
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If you are
using an SAP system, you can call the database console from the CCMS.
For details on this, see the following documentation:
Database Administration in CCMS: SAP DB OLTP, section Database
Console
Database Administration in CCMS: liveCache, section
Console