Glossary

media

The physical storage medium to which backup data is

 

written. NetWorker software supports tape, magnetic

 

or optical disk, and filesystems as backup media. See

 

also volume.

media database

A database that contains indexed entries about the

 

storage volume location and the life cycle status of all

 

data and volumes the NetWorker server manages. See

 

also volume.

migration

The process of moving data from a local filesystem to

 

storage media in the migration store to free up disk

 

space on the local drive.

multiplexing

A NetWorker feature that permits data from more

 

than one save set to be simultaneously written to the

 

same storage device.

NDMP

An abbreviation for Network Data Management

 

Protocol, which is a storage management client/server

 

protocol for enterprise-wide backup of

 

network-attached storage. NetWorker software uses

 

NDMP to provide connections to computers with

 

NDMP data modules for tape operations, allowing a

 

significant reduction in network traffic.

near-line storage

See autochanger.

NetWorker client

See client.

NetWorker server

See server.

NetWorker

See storage node.

storage node

 

 

NFS client

A computer that can access files on a network file

 

system (NFS) server.

NFS server

A computer that contains exported filesystems that

 

NFS clients can access.

nonclone pool

Pools that contain data that has not been cloned.

 

 

 

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