G-7
Glossary
allocate licenses to specific cells to suit
your needs.
See also MoM.
Centralized Media Management
Database (CMMDB)
See CMMDB.
channel (Oracle specific term)
An Oracle8/9 Recovery Manager
resource allocation. Every allocated
channel starts a new Oracle8/9 process,
which performs backup, restore, and
recovery actions. The type of channel
allocated determines the type of media
used:
• type “disk”
• type ‘SBT_TAPE’
If the specified channel is type
‘SBT_TAPE’ and Oracle8/9 is
integrated with Data Protector, the
server process will attempt to read
backups from or write data files to Data
Protector.
circular logging (MS Exchange and
Lotus Domino Server specific term)
Microsoft Exchange database and Lotus
Domino Server database mode in which
transaction log files are automatically
overwritten as soon as the data they
contain is committed to the database.
client backup
A backup of all filesystems mounted on
a client. Filesystems mounted on the
client after the backup specification was
created are not automatically detected.
client backup with disk discovery
A backup of all filesystems mounted on
a client. When the backup starts, Data
Protector discovers the disks on the
clients. Client backup with disk
discovery simplifies backup
configuration and improves backup
coverage of systems that often mount or
dismount disks.
client or client system
Any system configured with any Data
Protector functionality and configured
in a cell.
CMD Script for OnLine Server
(Informix specific term)
Windows CMD script that is created in
INFORMIXDIR when Informix OnLine
Server is configured. The CMD script is
a set of system commands that export
environment variables for OnLine
Server.
CMMDB
The Data Protector Centralized Media
Management Database (CMMDB) is the
result of merging MMDBs from several
cells in the MoM environment. It allows
you to share high-end devices and media
across multiple cells in a MoM