Hi,

1.) What is the Compress option in Backup ? How can we find the size
of the compressed
    image ? What is the db2adutl command ?

2.) Suppose I take a backup image in DB2 UDB 8.1 Fixpak 7 and my O.S.
crashed.
   Now, I install the O.S again and I install DB2 UDB 8.2 Fixpak 11
and I need to
   create my Database. Can I use the backup image created in DB2 UDB
8.1 Fixpak 7
   to a higher version to recreate the Database.

   Has this some thing to do with Version Recovery ?

3.) During a backup operation , how do I take images to multiple
sites ? i.e  can I take backup in
    different devices at the same time

4.) I have the following DB Configurations
    Backup pending          = NO
    Database is consistent  = NO
    Rollforward pending     = NO
    Restore pending         = NO

    How do I find out why the Database is not Consistent ?

5.)  What is the use of Track modified pages (TRACKMOD) ? If its ON,
will it have an impact in the backup timing ? In an incremental backup
scenario will DB2 check the changed pages and there by lower backup
timings ?

6.) What will the NUM_BUFFERS of the BACKUP option depend on ?

regards,
RaInDeEr