Glossary

application system and can be presented to the backup system which performs the backup.

See also Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy service (VSS).TSANDS.CFG file (Novell NetWare

specific term)

A file that allows you to specify the names of containers where you want backups to begin. It is text file located in the SYS:SYSTEM\TSA directory on the server where TSANDS.NLM is loaded.

unattended operation See lights-out operation.user account

You can use Data Protector only if you have a Data Protector user account, which restricts unauthorized access to Data Protector and to backed up data. Data Protector administrators create this account specifying a user logon name, the systems from which the user can log on, and a Data Protector user group membership. This is checked whenever the user starts the Data Protector user interface or performs specific tasks.

user disk quotas

NTFS quota-management support enables an enhanced tracking mechanism and control over disk space usage on shared storage volumes. Data

Protector backs up user disk quotas on the whole system and for all configured users at a time.

user group

Each Data Protector user is member of a User Group. Each User Group has a set of user rights that are given to every user in that User Group. The number of User Groups with their associated user rights can be defined as desired. Data Protector provides three default user groups: admin, operator, and user.

user profile (Windows specific term) Configuration information retained on a user basis. This information includes desktop settings, screen colors, network connections, and so on. When the user logs on, the user profile is loaded and the Windows environment is set accordingly.

user rights

User rights or access rights are the permissions needed to perform specific Data Protector tasks. Configuring a backup, starting a backup session, or starting a restore session are typical user rights. Users have the access rights of the user group to which they belong.

vaulting media

The process of storing media to a safe and remote place. The media are brought back to the data center when they are needed for restore or are ready

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