Re: Archive utilities: autoloaders supported?

"The major differences between the SMV solution and the ISM solution is that ISM does not support autochanger devices." Thanks Maria, that was very helpful. The answer to my question is "NO", unless we buy a seperate Storage Manager from a third party. This is problematic since we'd be spending over $1000 (the cheapest I've been able to find) just to be able to switch a tape. We don't need all the other functionality of SMV solutions, we just want to be able to have tapes switched when a log tape fills up. Is this too much to ask? Does anybody know if OnBar will be supporting autochangers in future releases??? Where do I post a feature request? Thanks. Cosmo Maria L. Wilson wrote: > Cosmo Lee wrote: > > > > We would like to be able to use one of the new tape storage solutions > > such as the HP DAT 24x6e, which holds multiple 12GB tapes. Do any of > > the Online archive utilites support any such autoloaders?? I don't see > > any mention in the 7.2 "Archive and Backup Guide", but this doesn't seem > > to cover the "Onbar" utility (can't seem to find that manual). > > > > TIA. > > > > -- > > > I do believe that OnBar is what you are looking for as long as your > storage manager is compatible with the XBSA (xopen backup storage API). > Check out the following info..... > > also check out the following white paper... > > http://www.informix.com/informix/corpinfo/zines/whiteidx.htm > > HTH, > Maria -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ADDRESS ALTERED TO FOIL SPAMMERS: Remove "*NO-SPAM*" to reply. Cosmo Lee Multi-User Computer Systems Brooklyn, NY "JUST SAY 'NO' TO SPAM" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *