Displaying the Backup History (SAP Library - Database Manager GUI: SAP DB 7.4)

Displaying the Backup History

Use

The system displays a chronological list of all backup and restore operations that have taken place (Backup History).

Procedure

Choose Instance ® Information ® Backup History

You will see the following items of information for each action:

Label	Backup ID
Action	The action (backup or recover) and the operational state in which it took place.
Beginning	Time when the action began
End	Time when the action ended
Result	Result
Media Name	Name of the backup medium
Log Required	Log backups required
Size (KB)	Size (KB)
Size (Pages)	Size (pages)
Volumes	Volumes
Next Log Page	Log page
From Page	From page number
To Page	To page number

For additional information, choose BackupHistory and one of the following functions:

® Show details
The system displays media information. If you are using external backup tools, the system displays the external backup IDs and the availability of the backup media.

® Columns
You can create your own personal display variant of the backup history here.

® Refresh
You update the display of the backup history.

® Refresh with External Backup Info
You update the backup history and the information about the backups that were performed with external backup tools.