Glossary

filesystem

The organization of files on a hard disk. A filesystem is backed up so that the file attributes and the file contents are stored on the backup media.

first level mirror (HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP specific term)

HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP allows up to three mirror copies of a Primary Volume and each of these copies can have additional two copies. The three mirror copies are called first level mirrors.

See also Primary Volume, and MU numbers.flash recovery area (Oracle specific

term)

Flash recovery area is an Oracle 10g managed directory, filesystem, or Automatic Storage Management disk group that serves as a centralized storage area for files related to backup and recovery (recovery files).

See also recovery files.fnames.dat

The fnames.dat files of the IDB contain information on the names of the backed up files. Typically, these files occupy about 20% of the IDB, if filenames are stored.

formatting

A process that erases any data contained on a medium and prepares it for use with

Data Protector. Information about media (media ID, description, and location) is saved in the IDB as well as on the respective media (media header). Data Protector media with protected data are not formatted until the protection expires or the media are unprotected/ recycled.

free pool

An auxiliary source of media for use by media pools when they run out of media. The media pools must be configured to use free pools.

full backup

A backup in which all selected objects are backed up, whether or not they have been recently modified.

See also backup types.

full database backup

A backup of all data in a database, not only the data that has been changed after the last (full or incremental) backup of the database. A full database backup does not depend on any other backup.

full mailbox backup

A full mailbox backup is a backup of the entire mailbox content.

full ZDB

A ZDB to tape or ZDB to disk+tape session in which all selected objects are backed upstreamed to tape, even if there

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