See also primary volume and MU number.

flash recovery

(Oracle specific term) Flash recovery area is an Oracle 10g/11g

area

managed directory, filesystem, or Automatic Storage

 

Management disk group that serves as a centralized storage

 

area for files related to backup and recovery (recovery files).

 

See also recovery files.

fnames.dat

The fnames.dat files of the IDB contain information on the

 

names of the backed up files. Typically, these files occupy about

 

20% of the IDB, if filenames are stored.

formatting

A process that erases any data contained on a medium and

 

prepares it for use with Data Protector. Information about media

 

(medium ID, description, and location) is saved in the IDB as

 

well as on the respective media (media header). Data Protector

 

media with protected data are not formatted until the protection

 

expires or the media are unprotected/recycled.

free pool

An auxiliary source of media for use by media pools when they

 

run out of media. The media pools must be configured to use

 

free pools.

full backup

A backup in which all selected objects are backed up, whether

 

or not they have been recently modified.

 

See also backup types.

full database

A backup of all data in a database, not only the data that has

backup

been changed after the last (full or incremental) backup of the

 

database. A full database backup does not depend on any

 

other backup.

full mailbox

A full mailbox backup is a backup of the entire mailbox content.

backup

 

full ZDB

A ZDB to tape or ZDB to disk+tape session in which all selected

 

objects are streamed to tape, even if there are no changes from

 

the previous backup.

 

See also incremental ZDB.

global options file A file that allows you to customize Data Protector. It explains the global options, which cover various aspects of Data Protector, typically time-outs and limits, and affect the entire Data Protector cell. The file is located on the Cell Manager in

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