The database server and ON–Bar do not track external backups. To track the external backup data, use a third-party storage manager or track the data manually. Table 16 shows which items we recommend that you track in an external backup. ON–Bar keeps a limited history of external restores.
| 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 | The database server version from which the backup was taken. |