Hello Zoltan,

It probably works but it is not officially supported.

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 02/21/2011
01:05:16 PM:

>> From: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
>> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
>> Date: 02/21/2011 01:20 PM
>> Subject: When is a TDP backup NOT a TDP backup
>> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>>
>> I just got a strange call from a user.
>>
>> He wanted to know how his box is performing TDP backups of his
SQLEXPRESS
>> databases yet the SQL TDP is not installed? (I signed onto the box
myself
>> and inspected the "Program Files" directory)
>>
>> A check of the nodes filespaces does list SQLEXPRESS\meta and
>> SQLEXPRESS\data filespaces.
>>
>> IIRC from earlier discussions here, SQLEXPRESS is NOT supported by the
SQL
>> TDP product, anyway?
>>
>> I am thoroughly confused!
>> Zoltan Forray
>> TSM Software & Hardware Administrator
>> Virginia Commonwealth University
>> UCC/Office of Technology Services
>> zforray AT vcu DOT edu - 804-828-4807