Backup Information Request in WARM or COLD Status
Use
You request the information about the backup that is stored on a medium.
Prerequisites
You have the DBM operator authorization
Backup.You have started a utility session (
Opening a Utility Session). The database instance is in WARM or COLD operation status.Syntax
medium_label <medium>
You use the
<medium> parameter to specify which backup medium the information is to be read in from.Only the name of the media group has to be specified for parallel media. You must first define your media group (
Defining or Changing Backup Media).Reply
OK<NL>
Return code <value><NL>
Date [<value>]<NL>
Time [<value>]<NL>
Server [<value>]<NL>
Database [<value>]<NL>
Kernel Version [<value>]<NL>
Pages Transferred [<value>]<NL>
Pages Left [<value>]<NL>
Volumes [<value>]<NL>
Medianame [<value>]<NL>
Location [<value>]<NL>
Errortext [<value>]<NL>
Label [<value>]<NL>
Is Consistent [<value>]<NL>
First LOG Page [<value>]<NL>
Last LOG Page [<value>]<NL>
DB Stamp 1 Date [<value>]<NL>
DB Stamp 1 Time [<value>]<NL>
DB Stamp 2 Date [<value>]<NL>
DB Stamp 2 Time [<value>]<NL>
Page Count [<value>]<NL>
Devices Used [<value>]<NL>
Database ID [<value>]<NL>
Max Used Data Page [<value>]<NL>
In particular, analyze the
See also:
Messages: SAP DB 7.2 and 7.3Values for the individual fields of the reply
Date |
Date |
Time |
Time |
Server |
Name of the database server |
Database |
Name of the database |
Kernel Version |
Database kernel version |
Pages Transferred |
Number of pages transferred |
Pages Left |
Number of pages left |
Volumes |
Number of backup volumes used |
Medianame |
Name of backup medium |
Location |
File or device name |
Errortext |
Error message text |
Label |
Backup Label |
Is Consistent |
Only for data backup: backup is internally consistent |
First LOG Page |
For data backup: first page of log backup to be read For log backup: first page saved in log |
Last LOG Page |
Only for log backup: last page saved in log |
DB Stamp 1 Date |
Time stamp for first page of log backup |
DB Stamp 2 Date |
Time stamp for last page of log backup |
Page Count |
Total number of pages saved |
Devices Used |
Number of backup devices used |
Database ID |
Database ID used to identify data and log backups that belong together |
Max Used Data Page |
Maximum number of pages used (indication of minimum database size when backup is imported) |
In the event of errors, see
Reply Format.