Glossary

Archive Exchange Format (AXF)

A vendor-neutral format, supported by DIVArchive, for storing content on various mediums (including tape and disk). It can store many files and directories in a single file (container) much like a ZIP file.

Content Request

System operations that handle archived content — Archive, Copy, Delete, Restore.

DIVAnet Home Directory

The file system directory where DIVAnet is installed. DIVAnet can be installed in its own directory (recommended), or within the DIVArchive home directory.

DIVAnet Object (Asset)

An archived object describes digital content in the archive system. A DIVAnet object is a set of archive objects, archived at one or more DIVArchive sites, sharing the same name (object name and category pair). Each object on a particular site can have one or more copies (object instances).

DIVAnet Site

A sitename uniquely identifies a DIVAnet site, which is defined as exactly one DIVArchive installation and one or more DIVAnet services.

Drop Folder Monitor (DFM)

The DIVArchive DFM service monitors content that is being written to disk in a folder. It then performs the operation assigned to that folder (Archive, Restore, Copy, and so on) to the content (placed in the folder) into a DIVArchive system after the content has been completely written top the folder location.

Intersite Copy

An operation that copies content from one DIVA site to another, archiving the content to the target site.

Intersite Transfer

An operation that moves content from one site to another, but does not archive the content to the target site.

Media

A name that represents a set of archive media (disks or tapes) in a DIVA system. There exists one media per copy of an asset.

MultiDiva Mode

When an API client is connected to DIVAnet in MultiDiva mode, multiple DIVArchive sites appear to the client as one large archive system.

Site-to-Site Mapping

Describes how DIVAnet will copy objects from one site to another.

Source/Destination

Contains information necessary to communicate with a connected server or disk. You transfer content to and from DIVArchive through these servers and disks. Examples are Video servers, FTP servers, and disk arrays.

Storage Plan Manager (SPM)

You can configure the Oracle DIVArchive Storage Plan Manager (SPM) service to automatically perform an operation when content arrives at a DIVArchive site (such as restore or copy).

Workflow Profile

A set of parameters that defines how incoming requests will be processed by DIVAnet. Multiple profiles can be created and mapped to input ports.