The RMU Dump Backup_File command reads an .rbf file and displays
the contents. It uses an .rbf file, not a database file, as its
parameter, and is a separate command from the RMU Dump command.
The output captures unrecoverable media errors and indicates if
there are unknown backup blocks on tape. This command can can
be used to confirm that a backup file is formatted correctly and
that the media is readable for the RMU Restore command.
NOTE
Successful completion of this command does not guarantee
that data in a backup file is uncorrupt, nor that the backup
file is complete, nor that a restore operation will succeed.
Use the Root, Full, or Debug option to the Option qualifier to
dump the database backup header information. The database backup
header information includes the name of the backup file and
the "Backup file database version". The "Backup file database
version" is the version of Oracle Rdb that was executing at
the time the backup file was created. The "Oracle Rdb structure
level" listed in the section entitled "Database Parameters" is
the currently executing version of Oracle Rdb.
The backup header information is contained on the first volume of
a database backup file on tape.