Specifying the database and dump device

At a minimum, all dump and load commands must include the name of the database being dumped or loaded. Commands that dump or load data (rather than just truncating a transaction log) must also include a dump device.

Table 12-4 shows the syntax for backing up and loading a database or log.

**Table 12-4: Indicating the database name and dump device**
	Backing up a database or log	Loading a database or log
Database name	`dump {database \| tran} database_name`	`load {database \| tran} database_name`
Compress (supported for backward compatibility)	`to [compress::[compression_level::]]`	`from [compress::]`
Dump device	`stripe_device`	`stripe_device`
	[at backup_server_name] [density = density, blocksize = number_bytes, capacity = number_kilobytes, dumpvolume = volume_name, file = file_name] [stripe on [compress::[compression_level::]] stripe_device [at backup_server_name] [density = density, blocksize = number_bytes, capacity = number_kilobytes, dumpvolume = volume_name, file = file_name] ...] [with{ density = density, blocksize = number_bytes, capacity = number_kilobytes, compression = compress_level, dumpvolume = volume_name, file = file_name, [nodismount \| dismount], [nounload \| unload], retaindays = number_days, [noinit \| init], passwd = password, standby_access [notify = {client \| operator_console}]}]	[at backup_server_name] [density = density, blocksize = number_bytes, dumpvolume = volume_name, file = file_name] [stripe on [compress::]stripe_device [at backup_server_name] [density = density, dumpvolume = volume_name, file = file_name] ...] [with{ density = density, blocksize = number_bytes, dumpvolume = volume_name, file = file_name, [nodismount \| dismount], [nounload \| unload], passwd = password, [notify = {client \| operator_console}] until_time = datetime}]]