How To Fix DB6PM173 - Percentage of entries to be sampled must be within a range of 1 to 99

DB6PM173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DB6PM - DB2 UDB for UNIX, Windows: Performance Monitoring

• Message number: 173

• Message text: Percentage of entries to be sampled must be within a range of 1 to 99

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message DB6PM173 - Percentage of entries to be sampled must be within a range of 1 to 99 ?

  The SAP error message DB6PM173 indicates that there is an issue with the percentage of entries specified for sampling in a database operation, such as a backup or a data consistency check. The error message states that the percentage must be within the range of 1 to 99, meaning that you cannot set the sampling percentage to 0 or 100, as these values are not valid.
  
  Cause:
  The error is typically caused by one of the following:
  
  Invalid Input: The user has entered a sampling percentage that is outside the acceptable range (less than 1 or greater than 99).
  Configuration Issue: There may be a default setting or configuration that is incorrectly set to an invalid value.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Input Values: Review the input values you are providing for the sampling percentage. Ensure that the value is between 1 and 99.
  
  For example, if you are trying to