From: Mario Behring [mailto:mariobehring AT YAHOO DOT COM] 
> I have to perform the backup of a Informix database and I 
> want to know if is possible for TSM to do it without the TDP 
> for Informix.
> 
> I have been told that the ONBAR tool uses the XBSA libraries 
> to talk to SM products and that the only thing that the TDP 
> for Informix does is to act as a translator between TSM and 
> Informix. Is it true ?

Actually, that's how all TDP agents work; they use the application's own
backup facilities (virually all databases have one) to create a backup
which is held long enough for TSM to suck it as a backup, and then is
deleted. This is because Tivoli (quite wisely) decided a long time ago
to make use of the OS and application interfaces.

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Mark Stapleton (mark.stapleton AT berbee DOT com)