You can check the status of a command that is executing in the background by
· Looking in the monitoring window for output from the command
· Entering the bak status command
· Entering the bak jobs command if you are working in interactive mode
Issue the bak status command to check the status of the operation that a Tape Coordinator is currently executing:
$ bak status [-tcid number]
The command produces output that includes the following:
· A name describing the operation the Tape Coordinator is performing. One of the following operation names is displayed:
- Dump (dump_set)
This is displayed for a dump operation initiated with the bak dump command; dump_set is the name of the dump set in the form
fileset_family_name.dump_level.
- Restore
This is displayed for a restore operation initiated with the bak restoreft, bak restoredisk, or bak restoreftfamily command.
- Labeltape (tape_label)
This is displayed for a tape labeling operation started with the bak labeltape command; tape_label is the label being
placed on the tape.
- Scantape
This is displayed for a tape scanning operation initiated with the bak scantape command.
- SaveDb
This is displayed for a database saving operation initiated with the bak savedb command.
- RestoreDb
This is displayed for a database restoring operation started with the bak restoredb command.
· The number of kilobytes transferred so far (from the file system to tape for a dump operation, or from tape to the file system for a restore operation).
· For a dump operation, the string fileset followed by the name of the fileset currently being dumped; for a restore operation, the string fileset followed by the name of the fileset currently being restored.
· A message reporting additional status information about the operation. No message is displayed if the operation is proceeding normally.
- The [abort requested] message is displayed if the kill command was issued but the operation is not yet canceled.
- The [abort sent] message is displayed if the operation is canceled but its execution is not yet stopped.
- The [operator wait] message is displayed if the Tape Coordinator is waiting for the operator to insert a tape in the drive.
The following example shows the status of the operation currently being performed by the Tape Coordinator whose TCID is 0:
$ bak status
Dump (usersys.monday): 312105 Kbytes transferred, fileset user.terry.
(See Displaying Operations in Interactive Mode for information about the bak jobs command.)