Hello Skylar, The TSM API blocks access to BA client objects on purpose. This is a safety precaution in the code so that rogue programs cannot interfere with BA client operations.
Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 06/07/2012 05:11:02 PM: > From: Skylar Thompson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 06/07/2012 05:14 PM > Subject: API/BA client compatibility > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > I'm looking at using the API client to try to track backup usage > generated by the BA client back to the particular object owner. I've > written a test client based around the callret.c sample code, and can > get it to connect, but I get a DSM_RC_UNKNOWN_FORMAT return code for > every object I process. > > From the documentation I see that the BA client can perform some > limited set of operations on objects backed up using the API, but I > can't find anything on the reverse. Does anyone know if it's possible to > query objects backed up using the BA client by an API client? > > Thanks,
