Issue the bak jobs command to determine the job ID number of an operation. For an operation to appear in the output from the bak jobs command, you must have initiated the operation in interactive mode, and you must still be in interactive mode. No privileges are required to display an operation with the bak jobs command. (See Using the Interactive Interface for more information about interactive mode).
bak> jobs
If no operations are pending or executing, the prompt returns immediately. Otherwise, the output reports the following information for each job. The output is very similar to that produced by the bak status command.
· The job ID number.
· A name describing the operation. One of the following operation names is displayed for each job:
- Dump (dump_set)
This is displayed for a backup 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 tape label
specified with the bak labeltape command's options.
- Scantape
This is displayed for a tape scanning operation initiated with the bak scantape or bak readlabel command.
- SaveDb
This is displayed for a bak savedb operation.
- RestoreDb
This is displayed for a bak restoredb operation.
· 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 indicating the status of the operation. No message if displayed if the operation is executing normally.
- The [abort request] message means the bak kill command was issued but the operation is not yet canceled.
- The [abort sent] message means the operation is canceled; once the system removes it from the queue or stops its execution, the operation no longer appears in the listing from the bak jobs command.
- The [butc contact lost] message means the bak program temporarily lost contact with the Tape Coordinator executing the operation.
- The [drive wait] message means the operation is waiting for the specified tape drive to become free.
- The [operator wait] message means the Tape Coordinator is waiting for the operator monitoring the command's execution to insert a tape in the drive.