Troubleshooting guide
294 NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide - UNIX
rbak
The program that Apollo clients use to read data from tape during a restore.
registry
A Microsoft Windows 2000, NT, 98, and 95 database that has configuration information
about hardware and user accounts.
remote media server
A media server that is not the master. Note that only NetBackup DataCenter supports
remote media servers. NetBackup BusinesServer supports only a single server, the master.
residence
In Media Manager, information about the location of each volume is stored in a volume
database. This residence entry contains information, such as robot number, robot host,
robot type, and media type.
resource
A Novell NetWare term that refers to a data set on the target. For example, in DOS,
resources are drives, directories, and files. Also see “target service.”
restore
(verb) The act of restoring selected files and directories from a previous backup or archive
and returning them to their original directory locations (or to an alternate directory).
(noun) The process of restoring selected files and directories from a previous backup and
returning them to their original directory locations (or to an alternate directory).
retention level
An index number that corresponds to a user-defined retention period. There are 10 levels
from which to choose (0 though 9) and the retention period associated with each is
configurable. Also see “retention period.”
retention period
The length of time that NetBackup keeps backup and archive images. The retention
period is specified on the schedule.
root
The highest level directory in a hierarchical directory structure. In MS-DOS, the root
directory on a drive is designated by a backslash (for example, the root on drive C is C:\).
On UNIX, the root directory is designated by a slash (/).










