Re: Do I must buy "On-Bar" utility?

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 00:01:35 -0800, Cosmo Lee <"* N O - S P A M * cosmo"@echonyc.com> wrote: >I thought that On-Bar came w/ a storage manager. Is this incorrect? The >literature seems to state this. > >Greg Moye wrote: > >> HC- >> >> OnBar requires the purchase and configuration of a third party storage >> manager (i.e. Legato Networker, IBM ADSM, HP OmniBack etc...) to be the >> interface between OnBar and the tape drives. Note drives plural - onbar >> probably isn't worth fooling with unless you have multiple drives to >> back up to in parallel. Sometime next year, Informix is supposed to >> distribute what amounts to "Legato Networker Lite" with the engine at no >> extra charge I believe. It will accomodate up to 4 parallel drives. >> >> You probably need to take a class (2 actually, onbar + your favorite >> storage manager...) or get some consulting help. I gather it's fairly >> difficult to set up and tune properly, but works well and easily once >> you get it right. I don't think there's any such thing as casually >> dabbling with it though, it requires expending some time and money to be >> worthwhile. >> >> Greg >> >> Hoon Chung wrote: >> > >> > Hello everyone... >> > >> > I wanna use "On-Bar" utility. but I coudn't use On-Bar utility in >> > Informix OnLine product. >> > There is "On-Bar" command. but when I execute the command, "On-Bar" >> > executed nothing. >> > >> > I wanna know how can I use On-Bar. Do I must buy "On-Bar" utility? >> > Is there anyone with know that? According to my documentation, On-Bar requires a storage manager, and does not supply it. It came with my copy of 7.23UC5, and I've got it working with HP's OmniBack II 2.50 product. Jeff Kalchik ---------------------------------------- Views expressed are my own, not necessarily 3COM's.