The following database files exist in connection with SAP DB database instances:
File Content |
File Name |
Directory |
DBM Server <file_id> (see also: Opening a Datbase File) |
File Class (see also: Compressing Diagnosis and Database Files) |
Database messages |
knldiag Specification of the file name using datbase parameter _KERNELDIAGFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLDIAG |
protocol |
Database error messages |
knldiag.err Specification of the file name (not the file type) using database parameter _KERNELDIAGFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLDIAGERR |
protocol |
Old database messages |
knldiag.old Specification of the file name (not the file type) using database parameter _KERNELDIAGFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLDIAGOLD |
protocol |
DBM Server log |
dbm.prt |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
DBMPRT |
protocol |
Binary version of the database trace |
knltrace Specification of the file name (not the file type) using database parameter _KERNELTRACEFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLTRC |
dump |
Text version of the database trace (see also: Creating the Text Version of the Database Trace) |
<dbname>.prt |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLTRCPRT |
protocol |
Log of the utility command |
dbm.utl Specification of the file name and file type using database parameter _ UTILITY_PROTFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
UTLPRT |
protocol |
History of backups and restores |
dbm.knl Specification of the file name and the file type using database parameter _ BACKUP_HISTFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
BACKHIST |
backup |
History of the media used for backups |
dbm.mdf Specification of the file name and the file type using database parameter _ BACKUP_MED_DEF |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
BACKMDF |
backup |
History of backups with external backup tools |
dbm.ebf |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
BACKEBF |
backup |
Log of last backup with an external backup tool |
dbm.ebp |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
BACKEBP |
backup |
Log of loading the system tables |
dbm.ins |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
INSTPRT |
protocol |
Log of database administration activities |
dbahist.prt |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name>/dbahist |
DBAHIST |
protocol |
Database Manager backup media |
dbm.mmm |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
DBMMDF |
config |
Diagnosis package (see also: Compressing Diagnosis and Database Files) |
diagpkg.tgz |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
DIAGTGZ |
|
Memory extract of the database instance |
knldump Specification of the file name and the file type using database parameter _ KERNELDUMPFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLDUMP |
dump |
Memory extract of the database instance runtime environment |
rtedump Specification of the file name and the file type using database parameter _ RTEDUMPFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
RTEDUMP |
dump |
Log of database events (see also: Accessing the Database Kernel) |
knldiag.evt Specification of the file name and the file type using database parameter _ EVENTFILE |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
KNLEVT |
protocol |
Log of the last liveCache initialization (see also: Execute liveCache Initialization Script) |
lcinit.log |
<dependent_data_path> |
LCINIT |
lvc |
Log of all liveCache initializations |
lcinit.his |
<dependent_data_path> |
LCINITHIS |
lvc |
Log of liveCache activities |
lc<token> |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
LCTRC#<token> |
lvc |
DBM Server configuration |
dbm.cfg |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
config |
|
Database instance parameters |
<dbname> |
<independent_data_path>/config |
config |
|
History of database instance parameters |
<dbname>.pah |
<independent_data_path>/config |
DBMPAHI |
protocol |
Memory extract of the SQL analysis of the database instance |
AK.buf, AK.dmp, AK.stm |
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name> |
dump |
|
Logs of the XServer program |
xserver.prt, xserver.old, vserver.prot |
<independent_data_path>/wrk |
protocol |
|
Script for the initialization of liveCache |
lcinit or lcinit.cmd |
<dependent_data_path>/sap |
lvc |
For more information about the SAP DB directory structure,
see also: User Manual: SAP DB