Legato Networker ClientPak for MPE/iX Users Guide

Glossary
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Glossary
media Magnetic tape or optical disks used to back up
files.
media index
A database of information maintained by
NetWorker that tracks every backup volume.
media manager
The NetWorker component that tracks save sets to
backup volumes.
NetWorker Legato’s network-based software product to back
up and recover filesystems.
NetWorker client
A machine that can access the backup and recover
services from a NetWorker server.
NetWorker server
The machine on a network running the
NetWorker software, containing the online
indexes, and providing backup and recover
services to the clients on the same network.
nsrhost
The logical hostname of the machine that is the
NetWorker server.
online indexes
The databases, located on the NetWorker server,
that contain all the information pertaining to the
client backups and backup volumes.
operator
The person who monitors the server status, loads
backup volumes into the server devices, and
otherwise executes day-to-day tasks using
NetWorker.
override
An interim backup level that takes place instead of
the scheduled one.
pathname
Instructions for accessing a file. An absolute
pathname tells you how to find a file beginning at
the root directory and working down the
directory tree. A relative pathname tells you how to
find the file starting where you are now.
preconfigured
Existing selections or configurations for different
NetWorker features.
print Instruction to end data to a printer.