## Overview of All DBM Commands

DBM command | Description
apropos | Searching for a DBM command
archive_stage | Creating a single archive of backup files (only for log backups)
archive_stage_repeat | Creating multiple archives of backup files (only for log backups)
auto_extend | Extending the data area automatically
auto_update_statistics | Updating the optimizer statistics automatically
autolog_cancel | Canceling automatic log backup
autolog_off | Deactivating automatic log backup
autolog_on | Activating automatic log backup
autolog_show | Displaying the automatic log backup function
autorecover | Restoring the database instance automatically
backup_cancel | Canceling an interrupted backup
backup_cancel_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
backup_ext_ids_forget | Releasing the memory occupied by external backup IDs
backup_ext_ids_get | Getting external backup IDs
backup_ext_ids_getfromtool | Getting backup information stored in the backup tool
backup_ext_ids_list | Displaying the external backup IDs
backup_ext_ids_listnext | Scrolling through the external backup IDs
backup_history_append | Internal system command
backup_history_close | Closing the backup history
backup_history_date | Change date of the backup history
backup_history_list | Displaying the backup history
backup_history_listnext | Scrolling through the backup history
backup_history_open | Getting the backup history
backup_ignore | Continuing backup without the data carrier last reported as full
backup_ignore_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
backup_replace | Specifying the succeeding data carrier for a backup action
backup_replace_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
backup_reply_available | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
backup_reply_receive | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
backup_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
backup_start | Backing up the database instance
backup_state | Displaying the current backup status
bye | exit | quit | release | Exiting the Database Manager CLI
db_activate | Initializing a database instance
db_activate RECOVER | Restoring and initializing a database instance
db_activate_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
db_addvolume | Adding volumes
db_admin | Transferring to the ADMIN operating status
db_clear | Deleting runtime information after a database error
db_connect | Opening a database session
db_cons | Using the XCONS tool (database console)
db_create | Creating a Database Instance
db_deletevolume | Deleting a data volume
db_drop | Deleting the current database instance
db_enum | Displaying a list of all registered database instances
db_execute | Executing an administration command or an SQL statement (displaying the complete result list)
db_executenice | Executing an administration command or an SQL statement (displaying the result record-by-record)
db_fetch | Scrolling through the results of an administration command or an SQL statement (displaying the complete result list)
db_fetchnice | Scrolling through the results of an administration command or an SQL statement (displaying the result record-by-record)
db_migratecatalog | DBM command used only by SAP applications
db_offline | Transferring to the OFFLINE operational state
db_online | Transferring to the ONLINE operational state
db_reg | Updating the registration of a database instance
db_reinstall | Resetting the database instance
db_release | Ending a database session
db_restart | Restarting the database instance
db_restartinfo | Displaying the restart information after importing a backup
db_speed | Displaying the database kernel variant
db_standby | Transferring to the STANDBY operational state
db_state | Displaying the operational state of the database instance
db_stop | Ending a database process
dban_delete | Deleting the Database Analyzer log files
dban_start | Calling the Database Analyzer
dban_state | Displaying the function of the Database Analyzer
dban_stop | Exiting the Database Analyzer
dbm_configget | Displaying a configuration parameter of the Database Manager
dbm_configset | Changing a configuration parameter of the Database Manager
dbm_execute_serverprocess | Internal system command
dbm_getpath | Displaying the version-independent directories
dbm_getpid | Internal system command
dbm_listmemoryerror | Internal system command
dbm_next | Internal system command
dbm_setpath | DBM command used only by the software installation program
dbm_shm_info | Displaying information about the shared memory
dbm_shm_reset | Resetting the shared memory
dbm_shm_unlock | Unlocking the shared memory
dbm_version | Displaying the software version
dbmevtdisp_internal_add | Internal system command
dbmevtdisp_internal_communication | Internal system command
dbmevtdisp_internal_delete | Internal system command
diag_histlist | Displaying the diagnosis history
diag_pack | Packing the database files
event_available | Displaying whether any events were triggered
event_delete | Deactivating an event
event_list | Displaying a list of events and their statuses
event_list_categories | Displaying a list of event categories
event_receive | Displaying a triggered event
event_release | Ending an event session
event_set | Activating an event
event_wait | Waiting for an event
exec_lcinit | Executing the liveCache initialization script
exec_nipingsrv | DBM command used only by SAP applications
exec_sdbinfo | DBM command used only by SAP applications
exit | Exiting the Database Manager CLI
explain | Displaying the help text for a DBM command
file_backup | Backing up a database file
file_getfirst | Opening a database file
file_getlist | Displaying a list of database files
file_getnext | Scrolling through a database file
file_operation | Editing the log files of a database instance
file_restore | Restoring a database file
get_default | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
help | Displaying a list of DBM commands
hss_addstandby | Defining a standby instance
hss_copyfile | Copying database files in the cluster
hss_enable | Defining a database instance as the master instance
hss_execute | Executing DBM commands in a standby instance
hss_getnodes | Displaying the hot standby parameters
hss_removestandby | Deleting a standby instance
info | Displaying status information of the database instance
info_next | Scrolling through the status information of the database instance
inst_enum | Displaying a list of all registered versions of the database software
inst_info | DBM command used only by SAP applications
inst_reg | Registering the version of the database software
inst_unreg | Deleting the registration of a database software version
load_lcapps | Loading the application libraries
load_r3tab | Loading the SAP-specific tables
load_systab | Loading the system tables
load_tutorial | Loading the SQL tutorial files
medium_date | Displaying the change date of the template definition file
medium_delete | Deleting a backup template
medium_delete_nodistribute | Internal system command with hot standby configurations
medium_get | Displaying the data of the backup template
medium_getall | Displaying a list of all defined backup templates
medium_label | Displaying backup information in the ONLINE or ADMIN operational state
medium_labeloffline | Displaying backup information in the OFFLINE operational state
medium_migrate | Adopting an existing template definition
medium_put | Defining or changing the properties of a backup template
medium_put_nodistribute | Internal system command with hot standby configurations
package_info | DBM command used only by SAP applications
param_abortsession | Ending a parameter session
param_addvolume | Changing volume parameters
param_checkall | Checking all database parameters
param_commitsession | Confirming changes to the database parameter file
param_copy | Copying a database parameter file
param_delvolume | Deleting volume parameters
param_directdel | Deleting a database parameter
param_directget | Displaying the value from a parameter of the database parameter file
param_directgetall | Displaying the value of all parameters from the database parameter file
param_directgetallnext | Scrolling through the parameter values in the database parameter file
param_directput | Changing a value directly in the database parameter file
param_extget | Displaying individual data of a database parameter
param_extgetall | Displaying the data of all database parameters
param_extgetallnext | Scrolling through the database parameter data
param_getdefault | Displaying the system default (default value)
param_getexplain | Displaying the stored explanatory text
param_getfull | Displaying all data of a database parameter
param_gethelp | Displaying the stored help text
param_gethistory | Opening the database parameter history
param_gethistorynext | Scrolling through the database parameter history
param_getproperties | Displaying all properties of a database parameter
param_gettype | Displaying the data type of a database parameter
param_getvalue | Displaying the current value of a database parameter
param_getvolsall | Displaying the data of all volume parameters
param_getvolume | Displaying the data of an individual volume
param_init | Initializing the database parameters for a new database instance
param_put | Changing the values of database parameters
param_restore | Resetting the parameter file to a previous version
param_rmfile | Deleting the database parameter file
param_startsession | Opening a parameter session
param_versions | Displaying a list of parameter files
quit | Exiting the Database Manager CLI
recover_cancel | Canceling an interrupted restore or a backup check
recover_cancel_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
recover_check | Checking a backup
recover_check_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
recover_config | Restoring the parameter file from a data backup
recover_ignore | Continuing a parallel restore or a backup check
recover_ignore_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
recover_replace | Specifying the succeeding data carrier for a restore operation or checking of a backup
recover_replace_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
recover_req | DBM command used only by DBM client programs
recover_start | Restoring Database Instances
recover_state | Displaying the current status of a restore action
recover_state_check | Displaying current status of a backup check
recover_volume | Restoring a damaged volume
release | Exiting the Database Manager CLI
scheduler_activate_job | Activating a scheduler job
scheduler_create_job | Creating a scheduler job
scheduler_deactivate_job | Deactivating a scheduler job
scheduler_delete_job | Deleting a scheduler job
scheduler_list_jobs | Displaying a list of all scheduler jobs
scheduler_start | Starting the scheduler
scheduler_state | Displaying the function of the scheduler
scheduler_stop | Stopping the scheduler
service_connect | Opening a service session
service_release | Closing a service session
show | Displaying information about the database instance
show_list | Displaying the keywords for information about the database instance
show_next | Scrolling through the information about the database instance
sql_connect | Opening an SQL session
sql_execute | Executing an SQL statement (displaying the complete result list)
sql_executenice | Executing an SQL statement (displaying the result record-by-record)
sql_fetch | Scrolling through the results of an SQL statement (displaying the complete result list)
sql_fetchnice | Scrolling through the results of an SQL statement (displaying the result record-by-record)
sql_info | Displaying the structure of a result set
sql_recreateindex | Restoring a damaged index
sql_release | Ending an SQL session
sql_updatestat | Updating the optimizer statistics
sql_updatestat_per_systemtable | Updating the optimizer statistics as per system table SYSUPDSTATWANTED
trace_clear | Deleting the contents of the database trace
trace_flush | Creating the binary file of the database trace
trace_off | Deactivating the database trace
trace_on | Activating the database trace
trace_prot | Creating the text version of the database trace
trace_protopt | Displaying the command options for creating the text version of database trace
trace_show | Displaying the logged activities of the database trace
user_create | Creating Database Manager operators
user_delete | Deleting Database Manager operators
user_get | Displaying the DBM operator properties
user_getall | Displaying a list of Database Manager operators
user_getrights | Displaying the server authorizations of a DBM operator
user_logon | Logging on to the Database Manager
user_put | Changing the DBM operator properties
user_rename | Changing the name of a DBM operator
user_sap | Storing the data of special users
user_sysdba | Transferring the data of the database system administrator to the Database Manager
user_system | Logging on to the operating system