Troubleshooting guide

Glossary 295
Also, a UNIX user name having administration capability.
RS-232
An industry-standard interface for serial communications and sometimes used for
communicating with storage peripherals.
RSM Interface
Application in Windows 2000 used to manage Removable Storage Manager (RSM)
devices.
RSM - Removable Storage Manager
A Media Manager designation for a category of robot. For the specific vendor types and
models in this category, see the VERITAS support web page at
www.support.veritas.com. Choose NetBackup BusinesServer or NetBackup
DataCenter in the VERITAS Support Product List and look under support options.
Also, a component of the Windows 2000 operating system that manages storage devices.
RVSN
Recorded volume serial number. This is an identifier recorded as part of the label on a
volume and used by Media Manager to ensure that the correct volume is mounted. The
RVSN is the same as the media ID.
schedules
Controls when backups can occur in addition to other aspects of the backup, such as: the
type of backup (full, incremental) and how long NetBackup retains the image.
SCSI
Small computer system interface. This is a type of parallel interface that is frequently used
for communicating with storage peripherals.
slave server
See Remote media server.
server directed restore
Using the client interface on the master server to restore files to any client. Only the
administrator can perform this operation.
server independent restore
Restoring files by using a NetBackup server other than the one that was used to write the
backup. This feature is available only with NetBackup DataCenter.