You display the current status of the backup operation.
You can also execute this DBM command while a backup operation is in progress.
· You have the server authorization Backup.
· You have started a backup (see: backup_start.
backup_state
Reply
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Returncode <value>
Date [<value>]
Time [<value>]
Server [<value>]
Database [<value>]
Kernel Version [<value>]
Pages Transferred [<value>]
Pages Left [<value>]
Volume Count [<value>]
Medianame [<value>]
Location [<value>]
Errortext [<value>]
Label [<value>]
Is Consistent [<value>]
First LOG Page [<value>]
Last LOG Page [<value>]
DB Stamp 1 Date [<value>]
DB Stamp 1 Time [<value>]
DB Stamp 2 Date [<value>]
DB Stamp 2 Time [<value>]
Page Count [<value>]
Devices Used [<value>]
Values for the Reply Fields
Value |
Description |
Date |
Date |
Time |
Start time for backup |
Server |
Name of database computer |
Database |
Name of database instance |
Kernel Version |
Version of database kernel |
Pages Transferred |
Number of pages transferred |
Pages Left |
Number of pages still to be transferred |
Volumes |
Number of backup media used |
Medianame |
Name of backup medium |
Location |
File or device name |
Errortext |
Error message text |
Label |
Backup ID |
Is Consistent |
For data backup only: backup is consistent |
First LOG Page |
For data backup: first page of log backup to be imported For log backup: first page saved in log |
Last LOG Page |
For log backup only: 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 backed up |
Devices Used |
Number of backup devices used |
Database ID |
Database ID used to identify data and log backups that belong together |
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