No, you cannot take a backupset of API data. Backupset only work on file system data backed up though the B-A client.
-- Joshua S. Bassi IBM Certified - AIX 4/5L, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant - ADSM/TSM eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP AIX, HACMP, Storage, TSM Consultant Cell (831) 595-3962 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@;VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Lars Bebensee Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Backupsets and DB2 Hi guys and girls, Even if I do not like asking stupid questions, this one bothers me for a while now: Is it possible or even useful to take backup sets of API backup data like the one DB2 creates? If it is not useful to take such backupsets, will the only way to store data offsite be a copy storage pools overflow location? Thanks for helping Lars
