A few thoughts...
Keep in mind that Data Protection for Informix is
an API which implements the Open Group Backup Services
application program interface (Open Group XBSA) functions.
Data Protection for Informix does not provide a CLI or GUI
because the interface is provided from Informix.
Backups and restore are driven through Informix with
a utility that Informix provides called ON-Bar.
As far as object expiration...
For database backups, general TSM policy is used.
So... use a policy for database backups that meets our needs.
Log backups are uniquely named... you can use an Informix tool
called onsmsync to control expiration of the log backups.
There is an IBM KB article that discusses expiration of Informix
logs on a TSM server. Go to WWW.IBM.COM and Search for
+"Data Protection for Informix" +expire
Thanks,
Del
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 07/21/2004
04:16:01 PM:
> Guys & especially Del Hoobler ;o),
>
> New to Informix backups. One of our internal customers has an Informix
> consultant in who has never used TSM before, and is looking to try out
> some TDPI/ONBAR backups to our TSM servers. Looking at what (little)
> documentation there is for TDPI on IBM.COM, I'm a little in the dark as
> how to register these nodes best at the TSM server side.
>
> I've created a new domain for these backups, but when it comes to
> retver, reto etc in the backup and archive copygroups, I can't find any
> guidance at all in the docs. From my understanding of I have been able
> to discover, expiration is managed at the Informix end, so am I looking
> at a similar setup to the retention settings I've used in the past for
> DB2/Oracle backups?
>
> Any guidance most welcome!
>
> TSM Server Solaris 5.1.6.2, clients at 5.1.6.2 (Solaris probably 8 but
> could be 9), don't know which version of TDP for Informix they might be
> using, but I presume a latest version.
>
> Rgds,
>
> David McClelland
> Reuters Ltd, London
>
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