Solstice Backup 5.1 Disaster Recovery Guide

Glossary

annotation: A comment that you associate with an archive save set, to help identify that data later on. Annotations are stored in the media index for ease of searching and are limited to 1024 characters.
Application Specific Module (ASM): A program that, when used in a directive, specifies the way that a set of files or directories is to be backed up and recovered.
archive: The process by which Backup backs up directories or files to an archive volume and then optionally deletes them to free disk space.
archive clone pool: A volume pool composed exclusively of archive clone save sets.
archive pool: A volume pool composed exclusively of archive save sets.
archive volume: A tape or other storage medium used for Backup archives, as opposed to a backup volume.
ASM: See Application Specific Module
autochanger: A mechanism that uses a robotic arm to move media among various components in a device, including slots, media drives, media access ports, and transports. Autochangers automate media loading and mounting functions during backups and recovers.
Backup client: A machine that can access the backup and recover services from a Backup server.
Backup server: The machine on a network running the Backup software, containing the online indexes, and providing backup and recover services to the clients on the same network.
browse policy: The policy that determines how long entries for your files remain in the online file index.
backup volume: Backup media, such as magnetic tape or optical disk.
bootstrap: Information that includes the server index, media index, and configuration files needed for recovering Backup after a disk crash.
carousel: A tray or tape cartridge that holds multiple backup volumes.
client: A machine that accesses the Backup server to back up or recover files. Clients can be workstations, PCs, or fileservers.
clone: The process by which Backup makes an exact copy of saved data (save sets). Backup can clone individual save sets or the entire contents of a backup volume.
clone volume: A duplicated volume. Backup can track four types of volumes: backup, archive, backup clone, and archive clone. Save sets of different types can not be intermixed on one volume.
cluster data: Data shared by cluster servers that resides on a public disk.
cluster database: Database that resides on a public disk that is shared by cluster servers.
cluster server: Server that belongs to a cluster. Cluster servers typically provide services that include sharing data and providing failover services to other cluster servers in the group. Cluster servers must have both shared and public disks.
command line: The shell prompt, where you enter commands.
compressasm: A Backup directive used for compressing and decompressing files.
device: The backup device (tape drive, optical drive, or autochanger) connected to the Backup server; it is used for backing up and recovering client files.
directive: An instruction directing Backup to take special actions on a given set of files.
enabler codes: Special codes provided by SunSoft that enable you to run your Backup software product.
file index: A database of information maintained by Backup that tracks every file or filesystem backed up.
fileserver: A machine with disks that provides services to other machines on the network.
filesystem: 1. A file tree which is on a specific disk partition or other mount point. 2. The entire set of all files. 3. A method of storing files.
full (f): A backup level in which all files are backed up, regardless of when they last changed.
grooming: The process of removing files after a successful archive.
group: A client or group of clients that starts backing up their files at a designated time.
heterogeneous: A type of network with systems of different platforms that interact meaningfully across the network.
incremental (i): A backup level in which only files that have changed since the last backup are backed up.
interoperability: The ability of software and hardware on multiple machines from multiple vendors to communicate meaningfully.
level [1-9]: A backup level that backs up files that have changed since the last backup of any lower level.
machine: Any computer, including file servers or compute servers, diskfull workstations, or diskless workstations.
media: Magnetic tape or optical disks used to back up files.
media database: A database of information maintained by Backup that tracks every backup volume.
media manager: The Backup component that tracks save sets to backup volumes.
notice: A response to a Backup event.
nsrhost: The logical hostname of the machine that is the Backup server.
online indexes: The databases located on the server that contain all the information pertaining to the client backups and backup volumes.
operator: The person who monitors the server status, loads backup volumes into the server devices, and otherwise executes day-to-day tasks using Backup.
override: A backup level that takes place instead of the scheduled one.
pathname: Instructions for accessing a file. An absolute pathname tells you how to find a file beginning at the root directory and working down the directory tree. A relative pathname tells you how to find the file starting where you are now.
preconfigured: Existing selections or configurations for different Backup features.
private disk: Local disk not shared by the other servers in a cluster.
public disk: See shared disk
recover: The Backup command used to browse the server index and recover files from a backup volume to a client's disk.
recycle: A volume whose data has passed both its browse and retention policies and is available for relabeling.
retention policy: A policy that determines how long entries are retained in the media index and, thus, are recoverable.
retrieval: The process of locating and copying back files and directories that Backup has archived.
save: The Backup command that backs up client files to backup volumes and makes data entries in the online index.
save set: A set of files or a filesystem backed up to backup media using Backup.
save set identification (save set ID or ssid): An internal identification number assigned to a save set by Backup.
scanner: A Backup command used to read a backup volume when the online indexes are no longer available.
server: A machine on a network running the Backup software, that contains the online indexes and provides backup and recover services to the clients on a network.
shared disk: Hard disk shared by the servers in a cluster. The shared disk typically stores the quorum database.
shell prompt: A cue for input in a shell window where you enter a command.
skip (s): A backup level in which files are skipped and not backed up.
stand-alone device: A backup device that contains a single drive for backing up data. Stand-alone devices cannot store or automatically load backup volumes.
system administrator: A person typically responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining Backup.
user: People who use Backup from their workstations to back up and recover files.
volume: Backup media, such as magnetic tape or optical disk.
volume ID: The internal identification assigned to a backup volume by Backup.
volume name: The name you assign to a backup volume when it is labeled.
volume pool: A feature that enables you to sort backup data to selected volumes. A volume pool contains a collection of backup volumes to which specific data has been backed up.