About NetBackup for Informix terms

Table: Terminology lists the terms that may be new to an Informix database administrator or a NetBackup administrator.

Table: Terminology

Term	Meaning
Informix ON-Bar utility	The Informix ON-Bar utility lets database administrators back up and restore Informix databases on UNIX systems. However, this utility does not directly manage storage devices and media. The Informix ON-Bar utility must be integrated with a media management system that can access devices and keep information about the media used in Informix database backups. NetBackup for Informix provides this media-management capability by integrating the utility with NetBackup.
onbar	More information about this command is available. The onbar command starts a backup or restore with the Informix ON-Bar utility. See the IBM Informix Backup and Restore Guide.
ON-Bar scripts	A Bourne-shell script that contains onbar commands.
onsmsync	The onsmsync utility is an Informix version XPS 8.x, IDS 9.x, and later feature that synchronizes the NetBackup catalog with the Informix backup catalog. The onsmsync utility deletes images from both Informix backup catalogs and NetBackup catalogs. For more information, see your IBM Informix documentation.