I don't know if I'd want backup information in the database or not. On the one hand I could see it, and you're right, having information about the backup in the database is a seductive idea. At least for the backup portion of the instructions...

But...what happens when the database is corrupted? Where are the restore instructions? Same database? Then how do you restore?

And if you put the restore instructions in the instance instead of the database, does that really buy you anything? Because then you have to split the backup and restore instructions and now you've introduced a huge confusion new DBAs are going to fall into.

Not a good idea with backups.... 😀