Glossary

(disk partitioning and logical volume configuration) and automatic recovery of the original system configuration and user data that was backed up during the full client backup. You need these diskettes to perform ASR.

autochanger See library

autoloader See library

BACKINT (SAP R/3 specific term) SAP R/3 backup programs can call the Data Protector backint interface program via an open interface, which enables them to communicate with Data Protector software. For backup and restore, SAP R/3 programs issue orders for the Data Protector backint interface.

backup API

The Oracle interface between the Oracle backup/restore utility and the backup/ restore media management layer. The interface defines a set of routines to allow the reading and writing of data to the backup media, the creation, searching and removing the backup files.

backup chain

This relates to a situation where full and incremental backups are performed. Based on the level of the incremental backups used (Incr, Incr 1, Incr 2, and so

on), simple or rather complex dependencies of incrementals to previous incrementals can exist. The backup chain are all backups, starting from the full backup plus all the dependent incrementals up to the desired point in time.

backup device

A device configured for use with Data Protector, which can write data to and read data from storage media. This can be, for example, a standalone DDS/DAT drive or a library.

backup generation

One backup generation includes one full backup and all incremental backups until the next full backup.

backup object

Any data selected for backup, such as a disk, a file, a directory, a database, or a part of it. During the backup session, Data Protector reads the objects, transfers the data (through the network), and writes them to the media residing in the devices.

backup owner

Each backup object in the IDB has an owner. The default owner of a backup is the user who starts the backup session.

backup session

A process that creates a copy of data on storage media. The activities are

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