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number. To read a medium, a robotic mechanism moves the
medium from a slot into the drive.
SMB See split mirror backup.
smart copy (VLS specific term) A copy of the backed up data created from
the virtual tape to the physical tape library. The smart copy
process allows Data Protector to distinguish between the source
and the target medium thus enabling media management.
See also Virtual Library System (VLS).
smart copy pool (VLS specific term) A pool that defines which destination library
slots are available as smart copy targets for a specified source
virtual library.
See also Virtual Library System (VLS) and smart copy.
SMBF The Session Messages Binary Files (SMBF) part of the IDB stores
session messages generated during backup, restore, object
copy, object consolidation, and media management sessions.
One binary file is created per session. The files are grouped by
year and month.
snapshot (HP StorageWorks VA and HP StorageWorks EVA specific term)
A form of replica produced using snapshot creation techniques.
A range of snapshot types is available, with different
characteristics, depending on the arrays/techniques used. Such
replicas are dynamic and may be either virtual copies, still reliant
upon the contents of the source volumes, or independent exact
duplicates (clones), depending on the snapshot type and the
time since creation.
See also replica and snapshot creation.
snapshot backup
(HP StorageWorks
See ZDB to tape, ZDB to disk, and ZDB to disk+tape.
VA and HP
StorageWorks EVA
specific term)
snapshot creation (HP StorageWorks VA and HP StorageWorks EVA specific term)
A replica creation technique, in which copies of source volumes
are created using storage virtualization techniques. The replicas
are considered to be created at one particular point in time,
without pre-configuration, and are immediately available for
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