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Glossary
specified in a backup specification or an
interactive session. All clients
configured in one backup specification
are backed up together in one backup
session using the same backup type (full
or incremental). The result of a backup
session is a set of media, which was
written to, also called the backup or
media set.
See also incremental backup and full
backup.
backup set
See media set.
backup set (Oracle specific term)
Backup for (one or more) Oracle8/9
files, where the files are multiplexed
together. The reason for multiplexing is
to give performance benefits. Files in
backup sets have to be extracted using a
restore command. There are two types
of backup sets: data file backup set and
archive log backup set.
backup specification
A list of objects to be backed up,
together with a set of devices or drives
to be used, backup options for all
objects in the specification, days and
time that you want backups to be
performed. The objects are entire disks/
volumes or parts of them such as files,
directories, or even the Windows
Registry for example. File selection lists
such as include-lists and exclude-lists
can be specified.
backup system (ZDB specific term)
A system connected to replica units of
one or multiple application systems. The
backup system is typically connected to
a backup device to perform the backup
of the data in a replica storage version.
See also application system and
replica unit.
backup types
See incremental backup, differential
backup, transaction backup, full
backup and delta backup.
backup view
Data Protector provides different views
for backup specifications: By Type -
according to the type of data available
for backups/templates. Default view. By
Group - according to the group to which
backup specifications/templates belong.
By Name - according to the name of
backup specifications/templates. By
Manager - if you are running MoM, you
can also set the Backup view according
to the Cell Manager to which backup
specifications/templates belong.
BC (EMC Symmetrix specific term)
Business Continuance are processes that
allow customers to access and manage
instant copies of EMC Symmetrix
standard devices.
See also BCV.