Lists information about specified backups
Synopsis
bak dumpinfo [{-ndumps number | -id dumpID}] [-verbose] [-help]
Options
-ndumps number
Specifies the number of dumps about which information is to be displayed; information about the most recent number of dumps specified with this option
is displayed. If fewer than the specified number of dumps exist, information about all existing dumps is displayed. Use this option or use -id; omit both options to list information about
the last 10 dumps.
-id dumpID
Specifies the unique dump ID number of a specific dump operation about which information is to be displayed. Use this option or use -ndumps; omit
both options to list information about the last 10 dumps.
-verbose
Includes a detailed list of information about the dump specified with the -id option. This option can be used only with -id.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options specified with this option are ignored.
Description
The bak dumpinfo command lists information about specified dump sets. If a number is specified with -ndumps, information about that number of dump
sets is displayed (information about the most recent -ndumps is displayed); if a specific dump ID number is specified with -id, information about that dump set is displayed; if both
options are omitted, information about the 10 most recent dump sets is displayed.
The command displays information from the Backup Database. It can be used to display dump IDs prior to using the bak deletedump command to delete the record of one or more dump sets from the Backup Database. To view more detailed information about a specific dump set, specify both the -id option and the -verbose option.
Privilege Required
The issuer must be listed in the admin.bak files on all Backup Database machines.
Output
The following information is displayed for each dump listed:
DumpID
The dump set's ID number. This is a unique identifier that the Backup System uses internally.
parentID
The dump ID of the dump set that served as the parent for this dump set. A value of 0 (zero) means this is a full dump set and so has no parent, in which case
lvl is also 0 (zero).
lvl
The location in the dump hierarchy of the dump level used in creating the dump set. A value of 0 (zero) indicates a full dump set. A value of 1 or
greater indicates an incremental dump set made at the indicated level in the hierarchy.
created
The date and time at which the Backup System started executing the dump operation that created this dump set.
nt
The number of tapes required to record the dump set.
nfsets
The number of filesets included in the dump set.
dump_name
The name of the dump set.
Additional information is displayed if both the -id and -verbose options are specified.
Examples
The following example displays information about the last three dumps:
$ bak dumpinfo -ndumps 3
DumpID parentID lvl created nt nfsets dump_name
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
729293644 729289323 1 02/09/93 5:34 1 43 users.tue
729287531 729286818 1 02/08/93 4:52 1 23 users.mon
729286056 0 0 02/07/93 4:27 1 31 users.wk1
Related Information
Commands: bak deletedump(8dfs)