Archive and Backup Monitor in CCMS (Informix) 

Use

The archive and backup monitor for the Informix database is part of the Computing Center Management System (CCMS) in the R/3 System. You can use it to view the results of the following:

·        Database backups (ON-Bar) or archives (ON-Archive)

·        Logical-log backups, including the status of the logical log

The advantage of using the archive and backup monitor is that all the information is in a single place. This lets you review past archive and backup activity without looking up the results individually.

Integration

The archive and backup monitor is one of a number of tools available in CCMS for performing database administration (DBA) tasks with the Informix database. For more information, see CCMS: Informix.

Prerequisites

You have performed a database backup, an archive, or a logical-log backup. Otherwise, there is little relevant information to be displayed in the backup monitor (other than the status of the logical log).

You use ON-Bar or ON-Archive as your data recovery tool for the Informix database.

Features

For Informix, the following features are implemented:

·        Details of the last successful database backup or archive

·        Overview of all database backups or archives

·        Status of the logical log, including percent used

·        Details of the logical-log files that have been backed up recently

·        Overview of all logical-log backups

·        Volume report showing details of the volumes used for archives and backups (only available with ON-Archive)

·        Recovery report from SAPDBA showing details required to restore the database (only available with ON-Archive)

Activities

·        Schedule a database backup, an archive, or a logical-log backup in the DBA Planning calendar. Refer to DBA Planning Calendar (Informix).

·        Look in the archive and backup monitor for the results. Refer to Using the Archive and Backup Monitor in  CCMS (Informix).