Legato Networker ClientPak and Storage Node User's Guide

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Glossary
Glossary
server-initiated
backup
Client backups scheduled on a server to occur
automatically.
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.
storage node
Manages the media that contains backed-up data,
while the NetWorker server manages the
information required to administer the clients and
to track and recover data.
system administrator
The person normally responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining NetWorker.
user
The person who can use NetWorker from his or
her workstation 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 NetWorker.
volume name The name you assign to a backup volume when it
is labeled.
volume pool A feature that allows 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.
volume set
(MPE client)
A source of saved data. An MPE volume is an
MPE client disk. A volume set is a set of disks;
each disk belongs to exactly one volume set.
“Volume set” is an MPE operating system term
used to denote one or more volumes that are
logically grouped together for system or business
reasons. For example, all disks that are used by the
accounting department may be put on an
exclusive volume set.