HP B6960-90078 Media set, Media type, Media usage policy, Merging, Microsoft Exchange Server

Glossary

media pool

A set of media of the same type (such as DDS) used and tracked as a group. Media are formatted and assigned to a media pool.

media set

The result of a backup session is data backed up on a group of media called media set. Depending on the media usage policy, several sessions can share the same media.

media type

The physical type of media, such as DDS or DLT.

media usage policy

The media usage policy controls how new backups are added to the already used media. It can be Appendable, Non- Appendable, or Appendable for incrementals only.

merging

This defines one mode to resolve file conflicts during restore. If the file to be restored already exists at the destination, the one with the more recent modification date is kept. Files not present on the disk are always restored. See also overwrite.

MFS

The Migrating File System enables a standard JFS filesystem with migration capabilities (on HP-UX 11.00). The

MFS is accessed via a standard filesystem interface (DMAPI), it is mounted to a directory the same way as any HP-UX filesystem. In an MFS, only the superblock, the inode and the 'extended attribute' information remain permanently on the hard disk and are never migrated.

See also VBFS.

Microsoft Exchange Server

A“client-server” messaging and a workgroup system that offers a transparent connection to many different communication systems. It provides users with an electronic mail system, individual and group scheduling, online forms, and workflow automation tools. It provides a developer with a platform on which to build custom information- sharing and messaging-service applications.

Microsoft Management Console

(MMC) (Windows specific term)

An administration model for Windows- based environments. It provides a simple, consistent, and integrated administration user interface allowing management of many applications through the same GUI, provided that the applications adhere to the MMC model.

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000

A database management system designed to meet the requirements of distributed "client-server" computing.

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