Database device names and options

To find the names of the database devices on which a particular database resides, use sp_helpdb with the database name:

sp_helpdb pubs2
name      db_size    owner     dbid created        status
--------- ---------- --------- ---- -------------- --------------
pubs2     2.0 MB     sa           5 Aug 25, 1997   no options set

device_fragments    size          usage            free kbytes
------------------- ------------- ---------------- -----------
pubdev              2.0 MB        data and log             288

device                 segment
---------------------- ----------------------
pubdev                 default
pubdev                 logsegment
pubdev                 system

sp_helpdb reports on the size and usage of the devices used by the named database. The status column lists the database options. These options are described in Chapter 23, “Setting Database Options.”

If you are using the named database, sp_helpdb also reports on the segments in the database and the devices named by the segments. See Chapter 24, “Creating and Using Segments,” for more information.

When you use sp_helpdb without arguments, it reports information about all databases in Adaptive Server:

sp_helpdb 
name          db_size  owner dbid created      status
------------- -------- ----- ---- ------------ -------------------
master          3.0 MB sa       1 Jan 01, 1900 no options set
model           2.0 MB sa       3 Jan 01, 1900 no options set
mydata          4.0 MB sa       7 Aug 25, 1997 no options set
pubs2           2.0 MB sa       6 Aug 23, 1997 no options set
sybsecurity    20.0 MB sa       5 Aug 18, 1997 no options set
sybsystemprocs 10.0 MB sa       4 Aug 18, 1997 trunc log on chkpt
tempdb          2.0 MB sa       2 Aug 18, 1997 select into/
                                               bulkcopy/pllsort