It' true, log backups cannot be split into parts like data backups. The normal case is that productive systems have enabled the autosave log process. The log backups are then as large as with the parameter LOG_SEGMENT_SIZE defined.
regards Uwe > -----Original Message----- > From: Werner Breuer [mailto:breuer@;pharmlog.de] > Sent: Montag, 28. Oktober 2002 14:44 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Backup Log >2.3 GB on Linux 2.2 > > > Hi, > > we are using sapdb 7.25 as a productive system. It runs on a RedHat > Linux with 2.2 Kernel. > Every night a cronjob does a logbackup into the filesystem. On last > Friday we had unfortunately a lot of activity in the DB. The > log has now > a size of 2.4 GB. > Because of the filesize limit of the os the logbackup failed. > > How can I backup and clear my log? In the manuals stands > something about > backup with media change, but this did not work. > If I start the backup with dbmcli interactively it finishes with: > > -24988,ERR_SQL: sql error > -102,SQL statement cancelled > > and the following command backup_replace logsave > gives: > ERR > -24988,ERR_SQL: sql error > -7078,No backup is running > > So what am I doing wrong ? > > regards > > Werner > > -- > Werner Breuer > PharmLog GmbH > Siemensstr. 1 59199 Boenen > 02383/930440 > _______________________________________________ > sapdb.general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general > _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
