QUERY LOG (Display information about the recovery log)

Use this command to display information about the recovery log.

Privilege class

Any administrator can issue this command.

Syntax


              .-Format--=--Standard-----.   
>>-Query LOG--+-------------------------+----------------------><
              '-Format--=--+-Standard-+-'   
                           '-Detailed-'

Parameters

Format

Specifies how the information is displayed. This parameter is optional. The default is STANDARD. The following values are possible:

Standard: Specifies that partial information is displayed.
Detailed: Specifies that complete information is displayed.

Example: Display summary information about the recovery log

Display summary information about the recovery log. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.

query log

Total Space (MB)    Used Space (MB)     Free Space (MB)
----------------    ---------------     --------------- 
          38,912              543.3            38,368.7

Example: Display detailed information about the recovery log

Display detailed information about the recovery log. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.

query log format=detailed

                      Active Log Directory : /actlog 
                           Total Space (MB): 524,032
                            Used Space (MB): 3,517
                            Free Space (MB): 520,515

             Total Size of File System (MB): 564,443
             Used Space on File System (MB): 527,049
             Free Space on File System (MB): 8,722

                     Archive Log Directory : /archlog
             Total Size of File System (MB): 603,751.82
             Used Space on File System (MB): 80,642.30
             Free Space on File System (MB): 523,109.52
                    Archive Log Compressed : Yes
 
                      Mirror Log Directory : /mirrorlog
             Total Size of File System (MB): 564,443
             Used Space on File System (MB): 527,049
             Free Space on File System (MB): 8,722
   
            Archive Failover Log Directory : /archfaillog
             Total Size of File System (MB): 301,372.06
             Used Space on File System (MB): 44,741.80
             Free Space on File System (MB): 256,630.26

Example: Display detailed information about the recovery log when the mirror log and the archive failover log are not defined

The output of this command on Windows systems is different. For example, the output contains blanks for the mirror log and the archive failover log.

Display information about the recovery log when the mirror log and the archive failover log are not defined.

query log format=detailed

          
                Active Log Directory : d:\actlog
                     Total Space (MB): 524,032
                      Used Space (MB): 3,517
                      Free Space (MB): 520,515

       Total Size of File System (MB): 564,443
       Used Space on File System (MB): 527,049
       Free Space on File System (MB): 8,722

               Archive Log Directory : e:\archlog
       Total Size of File System (MB): 603,751.82
       Used Space on File System (MB): 80,642.30
       Free Space on File System (MB): 523,109.52
               Archive Log Compressed: Yes

                Mirror Log Directory : 
       Total Size of File System (MB): 
       Used Space on File System (MB): 
       Free Space on File System (MB): 

      Archive Failover Log Directory : 
       Total Size of File System (MB): 
       Used Space on File System (MB): 
       Free Space on File System (MB):

Field descriptions

Total Space: Specifies the maximum size of the active log, in megabytes.
Used Space: Specifies the amount of used active log space, in megabytes.
Free Space: Specifies the amount of active log space that is not being used by uncommitted transactions, in megabytes.
Total Size of File System: Specifies the total size of the file system, in megabytes.
Space Used on File System: Specifies the amount of used space on the file system, in megabytes.
Free Space on File System: Specifies the amount of space that is available on the file system, in megabytes.
Archive Log Compressed: Specifies whether the archive logs are compressed.
Active Log Directory: Specifies the location where active log files are stored. When you change the active log directory, the server moves all archived logs to the archive log directory and all active logs to a new active log directory.
Mirror Log Directory: Specifies the location where the mirror for the active log is maintained.
Archive Failover Log Directory: Specifies the location into which the server saves archive logs if the logs cannot be archived to the archive log directory.
Archive Log Directory: Specifies the location into which the server can archive a log file after all the transactions that are represented in that log file are completed.