BRMS supports an online backup of Lotus® servers. Online backup implies that Lotus Server databases on the System i platform can be saved while they are in use and requires no save-while-active synchronization points. This is true online backup support.
You can direct your online backups to a tape device, media library, save files, or a Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) server.
Lotus Server online backups only back up the Lotus server databases. There are other important Lotus server data objects including libraries and files in the Lotus server integrated file system directories, and other non-Lotus server system data that should be backed up on some regular basis. It is important that you do not replace your complete system backup with only Lotus Server online backups to assure that the system is protected should full recovery be required.