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Procedure documentation Complete Data Backup to a File Locate the document in the library structure

Use

You back up all the data in the data area of the database instance to a File.

You can display the status of the backup operation with the DBM command backup_state. When you execute this DBM command, the system displays the progress of the backup.

To read the prerequisites, see Database Manager CLI, Structure linkbackup_start, Structure linkbackup_state

See also:

Defining a Backup Template for Complete Data Backup to a File

Displaying the Backup Status

Concepts of the Database System, Structure linkBacking Up Data

Scenario

You want to execute a complete data backup to a file.

You have defined a backup template of type FILE with the name DemoDataCompl for the complete data backup.

Procedure

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       1.      Call the Database Manager CLI in session mode and log on as DBM operator OLEG with the password MONDAY, connect to the database instance DEMODB:

>dbmcli -u OLEG,MONDAY -d DEMODB

dbmcli on DEMODB>

       2.      Opening a database session

dbmcli on DEMODB>db_connect

OK

       3.      Start the backup operation using the backup template named DemoDataCompl:

dbmcli on DEMODB>backup_start DemoDataCompl

OK

Returncode              0

Date                    20051103

Time                    00083316

Server                  GENUA

Database                DB7.6

Kernel Version          Kernel    7.6.00   Build 018-003-000-000

Pages Transferred       3800

Pages Left              0

Volumes                 1

Medianame               DemoDataCompl

Location                Backups 2005\Data\completeDataJan

Errortext

Label                   DAT_000000010

Is Consistent           true

First LOG Page          11934

Last LOG Page

DB Stamp 1 Date         20051103

DB Stamp 1 Time         00083316

DB Stamp 2 Date

DB Stamp 2 Time

Page Count              5667

Devices Used            1

Database ID             GENUA:DEMODB_20051014_142158

Max Used Data Page      0

Converter Page Count    11

 

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dbmcli on DEMODB>

Result

After you have executed the DBM command, information about the backup is output. This information is only given when the backup has been ended or interrupted. For this reason, the response to this DBM command can take a long time.

 

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