We are running DB2 v8.1 in Linux.

The DB is running the for last 1 year or so without any issue. Today there was a server restart and after that wehn I started the DB it started well but when I ps -ef|grep db2 i am getting the following output -

root 22258 1161 0 10:46 ? 00:00:00 sshd: db2inst1 [priv]
db2inst1 22260 22258 0 10:46 ? 00:00:03 sshd: db2inst1@pts/1
db2inst1 22261 22260 0 10:46 pts/1 00:00:04 -bash
root 22963 1 0 11:22 ? 00:00:00 /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/bin/db2fmcd
db2inst1 23138 1 0 11:29 ? 00:00:01 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fmd -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so
db2inst1 23648 1 0 11:34 pts/1 00:00:09 /home/db2inst1//sqllib/bin/db2bp 22261A503 5 A
root 24053 1 0 11:51 pts/1 00:00:09 db2wdog
db2inst1 24056 24053 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2sysc
root 24057 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2ckpwd
root 24058 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2ckpwd
root 24059 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2ckpwd
root 24060 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2gds
db2inst1 24061 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2ipccm
db2inst1 24062 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2tcpcm
db2inst1 24063 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2resync
db2inst1 24064 24060 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2srvlst
db2inst1 24069 24056 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:12 db2hmon ,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1e014,2,0,1,9fe0,0x11250000,0x11250 000,15fc000,200005,2,5c000b
db2inst1 24081 24061 0 11:52 pts/1 00:00:00 db2agent (idle)
db2inst1 24338 24061 0 11:55 pts/1 00:00:00 db2agent (instance)
db2inst1 24387 24061 0 11:57 pts/1 00:00:00 db2agent (idle)
db2inst1 24389 24061 0 11:57 pts/1 00:00:00 db2agent (idle)
db2inst1 24390 24061 0 11:57 pts/1 00:00:00 db2agent (idle)
root 24463 22963 0 12:02 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24464 24463 18 12:02 ? 00:05:34 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24482 22963 0 12:03 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24483 24482 16 12:03 ? 00:04:56 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24523 22963 0 12:06 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24524 24523 14 12:06 ? 00:03:49 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24639 22963 0 12:12 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24640 24639 12 12:12 ? 00:02:34 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24681 22963 0 12:15 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24682 24681 11 12:15 ? 00:01:55 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24733 22963 0 12:19 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24734 24733 10 12:19 ? 00:01:19 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24775 22963 0 12:22 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24776 24775 9 12:22 ? 00:01:01 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24886 22963 0 12:31 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24887 24886 8 12:31 ? 00:00:06 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24891 22963 0 12:32 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24892 24891 9 12:32 ? 00:00:04 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
root 24896 22963 0 12:32 ? 00:00:00 sh -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S 2>&1
db2inst1 24897 24896 8 12:32 ? 00:00:01 /home/db2inst1/sqllib/bin/db2fm -i db2inst1 -m /home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so -S
db2inst1 24901 22261 0 12:32 pts/1 00:00:00 ps -ef
db2inst1 24902 22261 0 12:32 pts/1 00:00:00 grep db2


The db2fm process is getting spawned off in regular interval with one with db2inst1 user and another one is with root user.
I checked the fault monitor with the following command -

# db2fm -s -S
Gcf module 'fault monitor' state is AVAILABLE
Gcf module '/home/db2inst1/sqllib/lib/libdb2gcf.so' state is AVAILABLE


I am not sure whats going wrong. Please, suggest.

Thanks
Koushik

db2fm is the command to see/start/stop the fault monitor coordinating daemon
db2fmc process (see doc)
db2fm are processes to execute stored procedures...