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In the Memory Areas user menu, you can find, among other things, a display of the log status of your database system.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Procedure

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       1.      In the Database Assistant, choose Current Status Memory Areas.

       2.      Choose Log Area.

Result

You obtain information about the usage of the log area, the log mode, the last log I/O sequence number, and the number of savepoints written since the installation of the database instance.

Usage of the log area:

·        Total size of the log area

·        Size of a log segment

·        Size of the used log area

·        Size of log area that is not backed up

·        Log growth since the last data backup

Recommendation

If more than 60% is used, backup the log segments to release space for other transactions. You can automate this process by activating automatic log backups.

See also:

Monitoring the Log Area

Database Alert Monitor, Log Area

 

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