See also resync mode, source volume, primary volume (P-VOL),

 

replica, secondary volume (S-VOL), and replica set rotation.

VxFS

Veritas Journal Filesystem.

VxVM (Veritas

A Veritas Volume Manager is a system for managing disk space

Volume Manager)

on Solaris platforms. A VxVM system consists of an arbitrary

 

group of one or more physical volumes organized into logical

 

disk groups.

Wake ONLAN

Remote power-up support for systems running in power-save

 

mode from some other system on the same LAN.

Web reporting

The Data Protector functionality that allows you to view reports

 

on backup, object copy, and object consolidation status and

 

Data Protector configuration using the Web interface.

wildcard character

A keyboard character that can be used to represent one or many

 

characters. The asterisk (*), for example, typically represents

 

one or more characters, and the question mark (?) typically

 

represents a single character. Wildcard characters are often

 

used in operating systems as a means of specifying more than

 

one file by name.

Windows

Data Protector allows you to back up Windows

CONFIGURATION

CONFIGURATION, including Windows Registry, user profiles,

backup

Event Logs, and WINS and DHCP server data (if configured on

 

a system) in one step.

Windows Registry

A centralized database used by Windows to store configuration

 

information for the operating system and the installed

 

applications.

WINS server

A system running Windows Internet Name Service software that

 

resolves Windows networking computer names to IP addresses.

 

Data Protector can back up WINS server data as part of the

 

Windows configuration.

writer

(Microsoft VSS specific term) A process that initiates change of

 

data on the original volume. Writers are typically applications

 

or system services that write persistent information on a volume.

 

Writers also participate in the shadow copy synchronization

 

process by assuring data consistency.

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