Updating the storage-manager definition in sm_versions file for use with ISM

Before ON-Bar starts a backup or restore process, it calls the currently installed version of the storage-manager-specific XBSA shared library to get its version number. If this version is compatible with the current version of ON-Bar and is defined in the sm_versions file, ON-Bar begins the requested operation.

Procedure

To update the storage-manager definition in sm_versions file:
  1. Copy the sm_versions.std template to a new file, sm_versions in the $INFORMIXDIR/etc directory on UNIX™ or the %INFORMIXDIR%\etc directory on Windows™.
  2. Issue the ism_startup -init command to automatically update sm_versions with the correct version number and storage-manager name or manually edit sm_versions.
    Important: The ism_startup -init command erases records of previous backups.

    If you are installing an ISM patch, you must manually edit sm_versions.

    If you manually edit the sm_versions, you must put ism in the sm_name field.

  3. Stop any ON-Bar processes (onbar_d, onbar_w, or onbar_m) that are currently running and restart them for the changes to take effect.

Example

The following example shows an ISM definition in the sm_versions file:
1|1.0.1|ism| ISM.2.20.UC1.114|