| for a |
| for a |
stackers | Devices with multiple slots for media storage usually with only |
| one drive. A stacker selects media from the stack sequentially. |
| In contrast, a library can randomly select media from its |
| repository. |
standalone file | A file device is a file in a specified directory to which you back |
device | up data. |
Storage Group | (Microsoft Exchange Server specific term) A collection of mailbox |
| stores and public folder stores that share a set of transaction |
| log files. Exchange Server manages each storage group with a |
| separate server process. |
StorageTek ACS | (StorageTek specific term) Automated Cartridge System is a |
library | library system (also known as Silo) consisting of one Library |
| Management Unit (LMU) and one to 24 Library Storage Modules |
| (LSM) connected to the unit. |
storage volume | (ZDB specific term) A storage volume represents an object that |
| may be presented to an operating system or some other entity |
| (for example, a virtualization mechanism) upon which volume |
| management systems, file systems, or other objects may exist. |
| The volume management systems, file systems are built on this |
| storage. Typically, these can be created or exist within a storage |
| system such as a disk array. |
switchover | See failover. |
Sybase Backup | (Sybase specific term) An |
Server API | for the exchange of backup and recovery information between |
| a Sybase SQL Server and a backup solution like Data Protector. |
Sybase SQL Server | (Sybase specific term) The server in the Sybase |
| architecture. Sybase SQL Server manages multiple databases |
| and multiple users, keeps track of the actual location of data on |
| disks, maintains mapping of logical data description to physical |
| data storage, and maintains data and procedure caches in |
| memory. |
Symmetrix Agent | (EMC Symmetrix specific term) The Data Protector software |
(SYMA) | module that prepares the EMC Symmetrix environment for |
| backup and restore operations. |
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