number. To read a medium, a robotic mechanism moves the

 

medium from a slot into the drive.

SMB

See split mirror backup.

smart copy

(VLS specific term) A copy of the backed up data created from

 

the virtual tape to the physical tape library. The smart copy

 

process allows Data Protector to distinguish between the source

 

and the target medium thus enabling media management.

 

See also Virtual Library System (VLS).

smart copy pool

(VLS specific term) A pool that defines which destination library

 

slots are available as smart copy targets for a specified source

 

virtual library.

 

See also Virtual Library System (VLS) and smart copy.

SMBF

The Session Messages Binary Files (SMBF) part of the IDB stores

 

session messages generated during backup, restore, object

 

copy, object consolidation, and media management sessions.

 

One binary file is created per session. The files are grouped by

 

year and month.

snapshot

(HP StorageWorks VA and HP StorageWorks EVA specific term)

 

A form of replica produced using snapshot creation techniques.

 

A range of snapshot types is available, with different

 

characteristics, depending on the arrays/techniques used. Such

 

replicas are dynamic and may be either virtual copies, still reliant

 

upon the contents of the source volumes, or independent exact

 

duplicates (clones), depending on the snapshot type and the

 

time since creation.

 

See also replica and snapshot creation.

snapshot backup

See ZDB to tape, ZDB to disk, and ZDB to disk+tape.

(HP StorageWorks

 

VA and HP

 

StorageWorks EVA

 

specific term)

 

snapshot creation

(HP StorageWorks VA and HP StorageWorks EVA specific term)

 

A replica creation technique, in which copies of source volumes

 

are created using storage virtualization techniques. The replicas

 

are considered to be created at one particular point in time,

 

without pre-configuration, and are immediately available for

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