You display the version information of the Database Manager. By specifying options, you can limit the display of version information.
Since the version of the DBM Server and therefore the Database Manager program are always the same as the version of the database software, you can also determine the version of the database software in this way.
See also:
Database Administration Tutorial, Displaying Information About Installed Software and Database Instances
Concepts of the Database System, Version Notation
You do not need to log on to the Database Manager to execute this DBM command.
Nor do you require any server authorization.
dbm_version [<detail>]>
Option
Option |
Description |
<detail> |
Part of the version information. Possible values are: version: Version number of the Database Manager build: Identification number of the Database Manager os: Name of the operating system instroot: Installation directory of the version-dependent components logon: Indication whether an operating system logon has taken place code: Character set used in the Database Manager swap: Swap type used in the Database Manager Unicode: Character set used by the database catalog instance: Type of the database system sYSNAME: Name of the operating system |
OK
VERSION = <version>
BUILD = <build_number>
OS = <os>
INSTROOT = <dependent_path>
LOGON = <logon_state>
CODE = <code>
SWAP = <swap>
UNICODE = (YES|NO)
INSTANCE = (OLTP|LVC|unknown)
SYSNAME = <os>
Values for the Reply Fields
Field |
Description |
VERSION |
Version number of the Database Manager |
BUILD |
Identification number of the Database Manager |
OS |
Name of the operating system |
INSTROOT |
Installation directory of the version-dependent components |
LOGON |
Displays whether a
logon to the operating system has been performed: |
CODE |
Character set used in the Database Manager, possible values are ASCII or UTF8 |
SWAP |
Output of the swap
type used in the Database Manager (internal representation of numeric
values): |
UNICODE |
Character set used by the database catalog. Possible values are: yes: UNICODE no: ASCII |
INSTANCE |
Type of database system. Possible values are: OLTP: MaxDB instance LVC: liveCache instance unknown: The instance type cannot be determined. |
SYSNAME |
Name of the operating system |
In the event of errors, see Reply Format