Configure a storage manager

You can choose to use the Informix® Primary Storage Manager, the Spectrum Protect, or a third-party storage manager with ON-Bar. The Informix Primary Storage Manager is bundled with Informix. If you are using Spectrum Protect, the XBSA shared library needed for ON-Bar to communicate with Spectrum Protect is bundled with Informix.

The Informix Primary Storage Manager manages storage for ON-Bar backup and restore operations, including parallel backups, that use file devices (disks) only, not tapes. By default, the Informix Primary Storage Manager is automatically configured with the information specified in Informix Primary Storage Manager and some ON-Bar configuration parameters. This storage manager is also automatically configured when you use the onpsm utility. You can change the configuration. For information, see Informix Primary Storage Manager andConfiguring Informix Primary Storage Manager