No they are not the same.  As I understand it, TDP take the Onbar commands
and translates them into API commands.

On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Hagen Finley wrote:

> Is there a distinction between utilizing the ADSM/TSM API to run onbar for 
> informix databases and the TSM Informix Data Protection product (TDP)? I 
> can't quite get clear whether the TDP and the API are
> synonymous, or whether the TDP is either a wholly different product or an 
> enhancement of the API. Thanks for your comments.
>
> Hagen Finley
> Longs Drugs
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