About the TDP then it depends on which TDP you are talking about,  for
example: if it is the TDP for Oracle then RMAN handles the database
consistency, if it is the TDP for MSSQL then the standard MSSQL-API's handle
database consistancy etc..

but in short some kind of locking happens when using TDP but usually there
are standard API's that handle databaes consistancy.

best regards,
Arni Snorri Eggertsson
arnie AT gormur DOT com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Etienne Brodeur" <ebrodeur AT SERTI DOT COM>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: Does TSM lock files when backup/archiving?


> I was told by a vendor that TSM does not lock files while backuping, not
> even for "a nanosecond".  Is this true?  And if so would that also be the
> case for the TDPs (or whatever they call them now)?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Etienne Brodeur
>