date is placed in the tape label so that the tape management system does not
overwrite the information on the tape volume before the expiration date.
export The process of copying administrator definitions, client node definitions, policy
definitions, server control information or file data to external media.
export/import facility
See import/export facility.
extend The process of increasing the portion of available space that can be used to store
database or recovery log information. Contrast with reduce.
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file record extent
The extent of the file enumerated in number of records.
file spaceA logical space in a client’sstorage that can contain a group of files. For clients on
systems such as OS/2, a file space is a logical partition and is identified by a
volume label. For clients on systems such asAIX and UNIX, a file space can
consist of any subset of directories and subdirectories stemming from a virtual
mount point. Clients can restore, retrieve, or delete their file spaces from TSM
server storage. TSM does not necessarily store all the files from a single file space
together, but can identify all the files in server storage that came from a single file
space.
File TransferProtocol (FTP)
In TCP/IP,the protocol that makes it possible to transfer data among hosts and to
use foreign hosts indirectly.
format Adevice class attribute that specifies the recording format used to read or write to
sequential access media such as tape.
frequency
Acopy group attribute that specifies the minimum interval, in days, between
incremental backups.
FTP File Transfer Protocol.
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