title: DB2: Database Backups
agents: aix, linux
catalog: app/db2
license: GPLv2
distribution: check_mk
description:
 This check monitors the time of the last successful backups of DB2 databases.

 You can set levels to raise alerts if the last successful backup
 is too long ago.

 This check needs the mk_db2 plug-in installed in the agent.

item:
 The DB2 instance name followed by a : and the database name, e.g. db2ilog1:REST1

discovery:
 One service is created for each database.
