Troubleshooting guide

Glossary 281
backup, archive, and restore interface
The name of the NetBackup Microsoft Windows and Java based user interfaces for clients.
On servers, these interfaces can be started through the NetBackup Administration
interface.
backup window
The period of time during which backups can begin.
block size
The number of bytes in each block of data written on the media during a backup.
bp
A backup, archive, and restore utility for users on NetBackup UNIX clients. It has a
character-based, menu interface that can be run from terminals that do not have X
Windows capabilities.
bpadm
An administrator utility that runs on NetBackup UNIX servers. It has a character-based,
menu interface that can be run from terminals that do not have X Windows capabilities.
bp.conf file
A NetBackup configuration file on UNIX servers and also on UNIX, Macintosh, and OS/2
clients.
bp.ini file
NetBackup initialization file for Novell NetWare target clients.
bpcd
NetBackup Client service on Windows NT/2000 and the NetBackup Client daemon on
UNIX.
bprd
NetBackup Request Manager service on Windows NT/2000 and NetBackup Request
daemon on UNIX.
catalogs
Internal NetBackup and Media Manager databases. These catalogs contain information
about configuration, media, devices, status, errors, and the files and directories in the
stored backup images.