I am working with db2 8.1 fp8 on windows

is there a way to find out the utility id from systems tables before rebalancing containers. I am trying to remove a container and by issuing list utiliities the utility can be retrieved but this is once the rebalancing is started can it be located before hand??
thank you in advance for your help

No, the utility has to start before it is issued an ID.

Andy

are these utility ids assigned sequentialy? I mean assume that i want to alter tablespace ( remove a container) and I also wish to decrease the priority for this utility.. can it be done in a script without issuing list utilities command to get the utility id before rebalancing starts ?

I think they are assigned sequentially, but it might reset whenever the instance or DB is restarted, I do not know. In any sense, how can you guarantee what the ID will be before it is assigned? I think it would be best to just look it with list utilities.

Andy

thanks for your help