## backup_state

### Use

You display the current status of the backup operation.

You can also execute this DBM command while a backup operation is in progress. To do this, you open a second command prompt and log on there as well to the database instance on which the backup operation is running.

See also:

Database Administration Tutorial, Displaying the Status of the Backup

Concepts of the Database Systems, Backing Up Data, Backing Up Log Entries

### Prerequisites

● You have the server authorization Backup.

● You have started a backup (see: backup_start.

### Syntax

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

Field | Description
Date | Date
Time | Start time for backup
Server | Name of the 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 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

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