Glossary

Protector cells which are managed and administered from a central cell using the Manager-of-Managers concept.

See also MoM.

EVA Agent (HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array specific term) A Data Protector software module that executes all tasks required for the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array snapshot integration on the application system and the backup system. It communicates with the HSV Element Manager to control the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array.

Event Logs

Files in which Windows logs all events, such as the starting or stopping of services and the logging on and off of users. Data Protector can back up Windows Event Logs as part of the Windows configuration backup.

exchanger

Also referred to as SCSI II Exchanger. See also library.

exporting media

A process that removes all data about backup sessions, such as systems, objects, and file names, which reside on the media from the IDB. Information about the media and their relation to a pool is also removed from the IDB. The data on the media remains unchanged. See also importing media.

Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) (MS

Exchange specific term)

A database technology used as a storage system for information exchange by Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.

failover

Transferring of the most important cluster data, called group (on Windows) or package (on Unix) from one cluster node to another. A failover can occur mostly because of software or hardware failures or maintenance on the primary node.

FC bridge

See Fibre Channel bridge

Fibre Channel

An ANSI standard for high-speed computer interconnection. Using either optical or copper cables, it allows the high speed bidirectional transmission of large data files and can be deployed between sites kilometers apart.

Fibre Channel connects nodes using three physical topologies: point-to- point, loop, and switched.

Fibre Channel bridge

A Fibre Channel bridge or multiplexer provides the ability to migrate existing parallel SCSI devices, like RAID arrays, solid state disks (SSD), and tape libraries to a Fibre Channel environment. On one side of the bridge or multiplexer there is a Fibre Channel

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