onstat -G command: Print TP/XA transaction information

Use the onstat -G command to display information about global transactions generated through the TP/XA library.

Figure 1: Syntax:

Example output

Figure 2: onstat -G command output

Global Transaction Identifiers
address    flags  isol    timeout  fID       gtl  bql  data      dbpartnum
45cb0318   -LH-G  COMMIT  0        4478019   2    2    30323032  100163

For a tightly coupled transaction, all branches share the same transaction address shown in the address column.

Output description

address

Transaction address

flags

Flag codes for position 1 (current transaction state):

A: User thread attached to the transaction
S: TP/XA suspended transaction
C: TP/XA waiting for rollback

Flag codes for position 2 (transaction mode):

T: Tightly-coupled mode (MTS)
L: Loosely-coupled mode (default mode)

Flag codes for position 3 (transaction stage):

B: Begin work
P: Distributed query prepared for commit
X: TP/XA prepared for commit
C: Committing or committed
R: Rolling back or rolled back
H: Heuristically rolling back or rolled back

Flag code for position 4:

X: XA data source global transaction

Flag codes for position 5 (type of transaction):

G: Global transaction
C: Distributed query coordinator
S: Distributed query subordinate
B: Both distributed query coordinator and subordinate
M: Redirected global transaction

isol

Transaction isolation level

timeout

Transaction lock timeout

fID

Format ID

gtl

Global transaction ID length

bql

Branch qualifier length

data

Transaction-specific data

dbpartnum: Database identifier of where the transaction starts