What Is Included with Backup?

The compressed distribution files contain the Backup software, online documentation. In addition, the distribution files include optional software that can be activated by purchasing the respective enabler codes from Sun.

The compressed distribution files include the following software:

• Backup server administration program and the programs used by Backup clients for the manual backup and recovery of files

• Support for additional client connections to clients of the same hardware platform as the Backup server

• Optional Backup Storage Node Module

• Optional Backup Autochanger Software Module

• Optional Backup Silo Management Module

• Optional Backup High Speed Device Support Module (Backup, Power Edition only)

• Optional Backup Archive Application

• Optional Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) Application

• Optional Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Module

• Electronic versions of the Backup documentation set in portable document format (PDF), hyper-text markup language (HTML) format, and the Backup manual (man) pages

The Backup software is distributed on CD-ROM. You can install the software from a CD-ROM drive that is locally attached (see "How to Install Backup Software on a System With a Local CD-ROM") or a remote CD-ROM drive elsewhere on the network (see "How to Install Backup Software From a Remote CD-ROM").

Your distribution files contain the Backup software for a server, storage nodes, and clients of the same hardware platform. If you want to back up data from clients on other operating systems and hardware platforms, contact Sun or your Authorized Sun Reseller to purchase the appropriate version of Solstice Backup ClientPak. To use ClientPak, install the software on your server and on each of your Backup clients and storage nodes.

Backup Terminology

The term "autochanger" is used in the instructions that follow to refer to a variety of backup devices: autoloader, carousel, library, near-line storage, datawheel, and jukebox.