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160 NetBackup User’s Guide - Microsoft Windows
attributes for a class
Configuration parameters that control the behavior of NetBackup during
operations involving this class.
automatic backup
A scheduled backup by the master server.
back up
The act of copying and saving files and folders to storage media
backup
Refers to the process of copying and saving files and directories to storage
media. For example, "the backup is complete" This term can also refer to the
collection of data that NetBackup saves for a client during a backup or archive.
For example, "duplicate the backup" (also see image).
Backup is two words when used as a verb. For example, "back up the file."
bp.ini file
NetBackup initialization file for Novell NetWare target clients.
bprd
NetBackup Request Manager service on Windows NT and NetBackup Request
daemon on UNIX.
catalogs
Internal NetBackup or Media Manager databases on a Windows NT
NetBackup server. These databases contain information about configuration,
status, errors, and the files and directories in the stored backup images.
class
Defines the backup policy for a group of one or more clients that have similar
backup requirements.
client
The system with the files to back up, archive, or restore.
compression
The process of compacting data to enable more efficient transmission and
storage.
configuration
The parameters that govern the behavior of an application. This term can also
refer to the manner in which a network or system is laid out or connected (for
example, a network configuration).