Reading the Database Manager Log Files
Use
You can view a selection of log files that have been written by the Database Manager and stored in the run directory of the relevant database instance.
Before a run directory is defined at the time of installation, files are written to directory WRK, which is a subdirectory of the database's installation directory.
Procedure
Choose Instance ® Check ® Files.
|
Name |
File |
Contents |
|
Database Manager Protocol |
dbm.prt |
Command history of the write operations on the Database Manager |
|
Database Manager Media |
dbm.mmm |
Details of currently defined backup media |
|
Installation Protocol |
dbm.ins |
The log file of the last database instance installation. |
|
Backup History |
dbm.knl |
History of the backup and restore operations that were performed (backup history) |
|
Utility Statements |
dbm.utl |
The logs of the previous internal utility requests (save and restore requests, add devspace, update statistics). |
|
Backup Media History |
dbm.mdf |
History of media definitions |
|
External Backup History |
dbm.ebf |
History of external backup IDs from backups that were made using external tools |
|
Database Messages |
knldiag |
Console log file |
|
Database Messages (OLD) |
knldiag.old |
Copy of the previous version of the console log file |
|
Database Errors |
knldiag.err |
Contains the last error message written to file knldiag. |
|
Database Trace |
knltrace |
When the database trace is enabled, all the activities of the database are logged in this file. The file is used for support purposes. |