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Procedure documentation recover_check Locate the document in the library structure

Use

You check whether the Database Manager can properly access the specified data carrier and read the data there. You can use this DBM command to check if access to a backup tool is functioning, for example.

This DBM command is executed irrespective of the functions running on the database. However, it might cause a temporary loss of performance in the database instance.

Caution

The backup specified is just checked, not restored.

Prerequisites

      You have the server authorization Backup.

      You have opened a service session (see: service_connect).

Syntax

recover_check <medium_name> <type> [EBID <ebid_list>] [<nnn>] [UNTIL <date> <time>]

<ebid_list> :: = <external_backup_ID> | <external_backup_ID>,<external_backup_ID>,...

Options

Option

Description

<medium_name>

Name of the backup template

<type>

Type of backup. Possible values are:

DATA: complete data backup

PAGES: incremental data backup

LOG: log backup

<nnn>

Only for log backup: version of the backup on the data carrier; only relevant for a data carrier of the FILE type

UNTIL <date> <time>

<date> ::= <yyyymmdd>

<time> ::= <hhmmss>

Only for log backup: exact time (year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds) up to which it is to be checked

<ebid_list>

List of external backup IDs

If the list contains several backup IDs, then these must be separated by commas.

If backup IDs contain spaces, the list must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

<external_backup_ID>

Only for checking a backup that was created with a backup tool of another provider: name under which the backup is known to the backup tool.

Successful Reply

OK

Returncode              <value>

Date                    [<value>]

Time                    [<value>]

Server                  [<value>]

Database                [<value>]

Kernel Version          [<value>]

Pages Transferred       [<value>]

Pages Left              [<value>]

Volume Count            [<value>]

Mediumname              [<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>]

Database ID             [<value>]

Max Used Data Page      [<value>]

Values for the Reply Fields

Value

Description

Date

Date

Time

Time

Server

Name of the database computer

Database

Name of the database instance

Kernel Version

Version of database software

Pages Transferred

Number of pages transferred

Pages Left

Number of pages still to be transferred

Volumes

Number of data carriers used

Medianame

Name of the backup template

Location

File or device name

Errortext

Error message text

Label

Backup ID

Is Consistent

For data backup only: backup is internally 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
DB Stamp 1 Time

Time stamp for first page of log backup

DB Stamp 2 Date
DB Stamp 2 Time

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

Max Used Data Page

Highest page number assigned (indication of minimum database size when backup is imported)

Reply in the Event of an Error

ERR

<err_code>, <err_description>

[<extended_description>

Values for the Reply Fields

Value

Description

<err_code>

Error Message Number

See also:

Documentation, Structure linkMessages

<err_description>

Description of the error

<extended_description>

Cause of error

 

The following errors may occur:

<err_code>

<err_description>

Explanation

-24927

ERR_TOOLCHK: the external backup tool was not found

The backup tool could not be found or has been installed incorrectly.

-24926

ERR_MEDIUMCHK: the medium cannot be used with an external backup tool

The specified backup template cannot be used with a backup tool.

-24925

ERR_PREPARE: prepare of the backup operation failed

The preparations required to use the backup tool could not be completed correctly.

-24924

ERR_DBREQ: cannot start database kernel request

The database instance was unable to start the check.

-24923

ERR_TOOLREQ: cannot start external backup tool correctly

The backup tool could not be started correctly.

-24922

ERR_OPCHK: cannot check state of backup operation

Unable to check the status of the database instance or the backup tool.

-24921

ERR_POSTOP: cannot finish backup operation correctly

Although the backup was successful, the post-processing steps required could not be performed.

-24920

ERR_BACKUPOP: backup operation was unsuccessful

The check failed due to a problem in the database or the backup tool.

-24919

ERR_CLEANUP: cannot clean up correctly after backup operation

Although the check was successful, the system resources used during the check could not be released again.

 

 

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