TNSNAMES.ORA

(Oracle and SAP R/3 specific term) A network configuration

 

file that contains connect descriptors mapped to service names.

 

The file may be maintained centrally or locally, for use by all

 

or individual clients.

transaction

A mechanism for ensuring that a set of actions is treated as a

 

single unit of work. Databases use transactions to keep track of

 

database changes.

transaction backup

Transaction backups generally use fewer resources than

 

database backups, so they can be created more frequently than

 

database backups. By applying transaction backups, you can

 

recover the database to a specific point in time prior to when

 

a problem occurred.

transaction backup

(Sybase and SQL specific term) A backup of the transaction log

 

providing a record of changes made since the last full or

 

transaction backup.

transaction log

Transaction log backups generally use fewer resources than

backup

database backups so they can be created more frequently than

 

database backups. By applying transaction log backups, you

 

can recover the database to a specific point in time.

transaction log

Files that record transactions of the database modifications, and

files

provide fault tolerance in case of a database disaster.

transaction logs

(Data Protector specific term) Keep track of IDB changes. The

 

archiving of transaction logs should be enabled to prevent you

 

from losing the transaction log files that are created after the

 

last IDB backup and are necessary for IDB recovery.

transaction log

(Sybase specific term) A system table in which all changes to

table

the database are automatically recorded.

transportable

(Microsoft VSS specific term) A shadow copy that is created on

snapshot

the application system and can be presented to the backup

 

system where a backup can be performed.

 

See also Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).

TSANDS.CFG file

(Novell NetWare specific term) A file that allows you to specify

 

the names of containers where you want backups to begin. It

 

is a text file located in the SYS:SYSTEM\TSA directory on the

 

server where TSANDS.NLM is loaded.

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