Hello Skylar,

The TSM API blocks access to BA client objects on purpose.
This is a safety precaution in the code so that rogue programs
cannot interfere with BA client operations.

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 06/07/2012
05:11:02 PM:

> From: Skylar Thompson <skylar2 AT u.washington DOT edu>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Date: 06/07/2012 05:14 PM
> Subject: API/BA client compatibility
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> I'm looking at using the API client to try to track backup usage
> generated by the BA client back to the particular object owner. I've
> written a test client based around the callret.c sample code, and can
> get it to connect, but I get a DSM_RC_UNKNOWN_FORMAT return code for
> every object I process.
>
>  From the documentation I see that the BA client can perform some
> limited set of operations on objects backed up using the API, but I
> can't find anything on the reverse. Does anyone know if it's possible to
> query objects backed up using the BA client by an API client?
>
> Thanks,