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 Backup Server trace flag: 1 : Prints blocksize used during a dump or a load.
 Backup Server trace flag: 2 : Prints i/o optimization parameters used during a dump or a load.
 Backup Server trace flag: 3 : Allow dumping to the /dev/null device.
 Backup Server trace flag: 4 : Prints allocation percentage of the allocation units during dump.
 Backup Server trace flag: 5 : Prints the database pagesize used during a dump or a load.
 Backup Server trace flag: 6 : Sets tracing ON for the external API module.
 Backup Server trace flag: 7 : Disable locking on a file/device.

How Can we Enable:

SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon <traceflag> : Turn On a particuar trace flag
SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 0 : Display the all enabled traceflags
SYB_BACKUP…qatraceoff <traceflag> : Turn Off a particuar trace flag
SYB_BACKUP…qatraceoff 0 : Turn Off all trace flags

1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 1
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 1
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 2
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 2
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 3
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 3
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 4
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 4
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 5
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 5
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 6
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 6
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 7
2> go
Backup Server: 3.59.1.1: Turning on Backup Server trace flag: 7
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 0
2> go
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 1 is on. This flag does the following: Prints blocksize used during a dump or a load.
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 2 is on. This flag does the following: Prints i/o optimization parameters used during a dump or a load.
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 3 is on. This flag does the following: Allow dumping to the /dev/null device.
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 4 is on. This flag does the following: Prints allocation percentage of the allocation units during dump.
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 5 is on. This flag does the following: Prints the database pagesize used during a dump or a load.
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 6 is on. This flag does the following: Sets tracing ON for the external API module.
Backup Server: 3.63.1.1: Backup Server trace flag: 7 is on. This flag does the following: Disable locking on a file/device.
(return status = 0)

1> dump database model to “/tmp/model.dmp”
2> go
Backup Server session id is: 42. Use this value when executing the ‘sp_volchanged’ system stored procedure after fulfilling any volume change request from the Backup Server.
Backup Server: 4.173.1.1: The database pagesize is ’2048′ bytes.
Backup Server: 4.41.1.1: Creating new disk file /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 6.28.1.1: Dumpfile name ‘model122871499A  ‘ section number 1 mounted on disk file ‘/tmp/model.dmp’
Backup Server: 4.166.1.1: Using dbiosize of 262144 bytes for device /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 4.165.1.1: Using iocount of 1 for device /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 4.166.1.2: Using zonesize of 262144 bytes for device /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 4.166.1.3: Using blocksize of 65536 bytes for device /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 4.165.1.2: Using numzones of 3 for device /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 4.155.1.1: Using maximum block size of 65536 bytes for device /tmp/model.dmp.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping entire allocation unit of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 0 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 43%.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping entire allocation unit of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 0 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 43%.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping only allocated pages of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 256 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 22%.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping only allocated pages of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 512 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 21%.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping only allocated pages of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 768 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 16%.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping only allocated pages of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 1024 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 0%.
Backup Server: 4.169.1.1: Dumping only allocated pages of virtual disk /opt/sybase/new15/ASE/data/master_PROD_ASE_DS.dev, allocation page number 1280 having reserved percentage 56% and cumulative allocation percentage 0%.
Backup Server: 4.188.1.1: Database model: 820 kilobytes (100%) DUMPED.
Backup Server: 3.43.1.1: Dump phase number 1 completed.
Backup Server: 3.43.1.1: Dump phase number 2 completed.
Backup Server: 3.43.1.1: Dump phase number 3 completed.
Backup Server: 4.188.1.1: Database model: 828 kilobytes (100%) DUMPED.
Backup Server: 3.42.1.1: DUMP is complete (database model).

1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceoff 0
2> go
(return status = 0)
1> SYB_BACKUP…qatraceon 0
2> go
(return status = 0)