Legato Networker ClientPak for MPE/iX Users Guide

Glossary
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Glossary
autochanger A mechanism that uses a robotic arm to move
media among various components—including
slots, media drives, media access ports, and
transports—located in a device. Autochangers
automate media loading and mounting functions
during backups and recoveries.
back up The process of saving a copy of your files or
directories onto a separate media.
backup volume Backup media, such as magnetic tape or optical
disk.
bootstrap
Information that includes the server index, media
index, and configuration files needed for
recovering NetWorker after a disk crash.
browse policy
The policy that determines how long entries for
your files remain in the online file index.
browse time
The viewing specification for files backed up at a
specific time.
client
A machine that accesses the NetWorker server to
back up or recover files. Clients may be
workstations, PCs, or fileservers.
client-initiated
backup
Ad hoc or manual backups that you perform from
the MPE client.
clone The process by which NetWorker makes an exact
copy of saved data (save sets). NetWorker can
clone individual save sets or the entire contents of
a backup volume.
clone volume A duplicated volume. NetWorker can track four
types of volumes: backup, archive, backup clone,
and archive clone. Save sets of different types may
not be intermixed on one volume.
command line The shell prompt, where you enter commands.
compressasm A NetWorker directive used for compressing and
decompressing files.