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Glossary
Protector cells which are managed and
administered from a central cell using
the Manager-of-Managers concept.
See also MoM.
EVA Agent (HP StorageWorks
Enterprise Virtual Array specific term)
A Data Protector software module that
executes all tasks required for the HP
StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
snapshot integration on the application
system and the backup system. It
communicates with the HSV Element
Manager to control the HP
StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array.
Event Logs
Files in which Windows logs all events,
such as the starting or stopping of
services and the logging on and off of
users. Data Protector can back up
Windows Event Logs as part of the
Windows configuration backup.
exchanger
Also referred to as SCSI II Exchanger.
See also library.
exporting media
A process that removes all data about
backup sessions, such as systems,
objects, and file names, which reside on
the media from the IDB. Information
about the media and their relation to a
pool is also removed from the IDB. The
data on the media remains unchanged.
See also importing media.
Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) (MS
Exchange specific term)
A database technology used as a storage
system for information exchange by
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.
failover
Transferring of the most important
cluster data, called group (on Windows)
or package (on Unix) from one cluster
node to another. A failover can occur
mostly because of software or hardware
failures or maintenance on the primary
node.
FC bridge
See Fibre Channel bridge
Fibre Channel
An ANSI standard for high-speed
computer interconnection. Using either
optical or copper cables, it allows the
high speed bidirectional transmission of
large data files and can be deployed
between sites kilometers apart.
Fibre Channel connects nodes using
three physical topologies: point-to-
point, loop, and switched.
Fibre Channel bridge
A Fibre Channel bridge or multiplexer
provides the ability to migrate existing
parallel SCSI devices, like RAID arrays,
solid state disks (SSD), and tape
libraries to a Fibre Channel
environment. On one side of the bridge
or multiplexer there is a Fibre Channel