Backing Up to a Succeeding Medium
Use
You define a new backup medium. The backup continues to the medium you defined.
Prerequisites
You have the DBM operator authorization
Backup.You have started a backup. The backup operation was interrupted because the backup medium was reported as full.
Syntax
backup_replace <medium>
Reply
The reply to this command provides information about the backup supplied by the kernel.
This information is only given when the backup has been ended or interrupted. This command may therefore take a long time to execute.
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>
Volumn Count [<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
Return code reply field, which contains a numeric value supplied by the kernel.See also:
Messages: SAP DB 7.2 and 7.3If it is clear from the message number that the backup was only interrupted, the session must be continued with the continuation command: (backup_replace, backup_ignore), or terminated with backup_cancel.
Values 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.