ADSM scheduler can initiate the database backup just fine. Make sure you
have your ADSM person show you how to view/change schedules, as you will at
times need to control them - ie reorg not done, go chg time of the
offline bu, etc.
  - the scheduler is quite nice, and easy to use



At 10:32 AM 3/16/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>We are in the process of installing and testing ADSM and I am suppose to
>test Oracle database backup and recovery.  I don't know much about ADSM, I'm
>an Oracle DBA.  IBM's redbook on the subject of backing up databases
>suggests essentially what we are currently doing for backups, except that
>we're using Legato.  So, I changed the script to issue the ADSM archive
>command instead and that works fine.  Both, the ADSM server and client are
>AIX.  I am also suppose to test the Oracle Connect Agent.
>
>My problem is this.  The ADSM project lead insists that all backups must be
>initiated by ADSM server.  He does not want any requests coming from the
>client.  Is the Oracle Connect Agent my only choice then?  Or can ADSM's
>scheduler initiate a remote job?  Any information would be helpful.
>
>Thanks...........Amy
>
>