Glossary

Distributed File System (DFS)

A service that connects file shares into a single namespace. The file shares can reside on the same or on different computers. DFS provides client access to the resources in a location-transparent manner.

DMZ

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a network inserted as a "neutral zone" between a company's private network (intranet) and the outside public network (Internet). It prevents outside users from getting direct access to company servers in the intranet.

DNS server

In the DNS client-server model, this is the server containing information about a portion of the DNS database that makes computer names available to client resolvers querying for name resolution across the Internet.

domain controller

A server in a network that is responsible for user security and verifying passwords within a group of other servers.

DR image

Data required for temporary disaster recovery operating system (DR OS) installation and configuration.

DR OS

A disaster recovery operating system is an operating system environment in which disaster recovery runs. It provides Data Protector a basic runtime environment (disk, network, tape, and filesystem access). The OS has to be installed and configured before the Data Protector disaster recovery can be performed. DR OS not only hosts the Data Protector disaster recovery process but is also a part of the restored system because it replaces its own configuration data with the original configuration data.

drive

A physical unit that receives data from a computer system and can write it onto a magnetic medium (typically a tape drive). It can also read the data from the medium and send it to the computer system.

drive index

A number that identifies the mechanical position of a drive inside a library device. This number is used by the robotic control to access a drive.

dynamic clientSee client backup with disk discovery.EMC Symmetrix Agent (SYMA)

(EMC Symmetrix specific term)

See Symmetrix Agent (SYMA)
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