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Tracking an External Backup

The database server and ontape do not track external backups. To track the external backup data, use a third-party storage manager or track the data manually. Table 22 shows which items we recommend that you track in an external backup.

Table 22. Items to Track When You Use External Backup and Restore
Items to Track Examples
Full pathnames of each chunk file for each backed up storage space /work/dbspaces/rootdbs (UNIX)

c:\work\dbspaces\rootdbs (Windows)

Object type Critical dbspaces, noncritical storage spaces
ins_copyid_hi and ins_copyid_lo Copy ID that the storage manager assigns to each backup object
Backup date and time The times that the database server was blocked and unblocked
Backup media Tape volume number or disk pathname
Database server version Version 10.0
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