| See also resync mode, source volume, primary volume |
| replica, secondary volume |
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 |
| 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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