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AdministeringIn addition to administering the database server, you can tune performance, replicate data, and archive data.
Backup and Restore GuideThe Informix® Backup and Restore Guide describes how to use the Informix® ON-Bar and ontape utilities to back up and restore database server data. These utilities enable you to recover your databases after data is lost or becomes corrupted due to hardware or software failure or accident.
ON-Bar backup and restore system
Configure the storage manager and ON-BarThe topics in this section provide the information that you need to plan and to set up ON-Bar with a storage manager.
Configure a storage managerON-Bar backup and restore operations require a storage manager that integrates with ON-Bar through an XBSA shared library interface.
Configuring Spectrum ProtectTo use Spectrum Protect with Informix® databases, you must install and configure the Spectrum Protect client on your database server computer and Spectrum Protect on your storage computer.
Editing the Spectrum Protect client options filesThe Informix® Interface for Spectrum Protect communicates with the Spectrum Protect server with the Spectrum Protect API. By default, Informix® Interface for Spectrum Protect uses the client user options file (dsm.opt) and, on UNIX™ systems, the client system options file (dsm.sys), both of which are located in the Spectrum Protect API installation directory.
Editing the Spectrum Protect client user options fileYou can edit the Spectrum Protect client user options file, dsm.opt. This file must refer to the correct Spectrum Protect server instance, as listed in the dsm.sys file.

Editing the Spectrum Protect client user options file

You can edit the Spectrum Protect client user options file, dsm.opt. This file must refer to the correct Spectrum Protect server instance, as listed in the dsm.sys file.

Set the following options in the dsm.opt file:

SERVERNAME: Identifies which Spectrum Protect server instance, as listed in the dsm.sys file, that Informix® Interface for Spectrum Protect contacts for services.
TRACEFILE: Sends trace output information to a designated file.
TRACEFLAG: Sets specific trace flags

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