Master block (_MstrBlk)
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Master block (_MstrBlk)
The _MstrBlk VST displays before-image and after-image information about the master block and other master block status.1
| Field name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _MstrBlk-AiBlksize | INTEGER | Number of bytes in an AI block |
| _MstrBlk-BiBlksize | INTEGER | Number of bytes in a BI block |
| _MstrBlk-BiOpen | CHARACTER | Date and time the BI file was last opened |
| _MstrBlk-BiPrev | CHARACTER | Previous value of _MstrBlk-biopen |
| _MstrBlk-BiState | INTEGER | Current state of BI file |
| _MstrBlk-Cfilnum | INTEGER | Highest file number currently defined in the database |
| _MstrBlk-Crdate | CHARACTER | Date and time of database creation |
| _MstrBlk-Dbstate | INTEGER | Current state of the database |
| _MstrBlk-Dbvers | INTEGER | Database version number |
| _MstrBlk-Fbdate | CHARACTER | Date and time of the last full backup |
| _MstrBlk-Hiwater | INTEGER | Database blocks high-water mark |
| _MstrBlk-Ibdate | CHARACTER | Date and time of most recent incremental backup |
| _MstrBlk-Ibseq | INTEGER | Sequence of last incremental backup |
| _MstrBlk-Integrity | INTEGER | Database integrity enabled flag For more information, see Master block flags for troubleshooting damaged databases. |
| _MstrBlk-Lasttask | INTEGER | Last transaction ID |
| _MstrBlk-Oppdate | CHARACTER | Date and time of previous database open |
| _MstrBlk-Oprdate | CHARACTER | Date and time of most recent database open |
| _MstrBlk-Rlclsize | INTEGER | Current BI cluster size |
| _MstrBlk-Rltime | CHARACTER | Time since last before-image file truncate |
| _MstrBlk-Tainted | INTEGER | Database damaged flags For more information, see Master block flags for troubleshooting damaged databases. |
| _MstrBlk-Timestamp | CHARACTER | Schema cache file time stamp |
| _MstrBlk-Totblks | INT64 | Number of blocks allocated to the database |