Glossary

NetBackup Architecture - VERITAS NetBackup™ software has a three-component architecture. A typical NetBackup configuration consists of one Master Server, one or more Media/SAN Media Servers, and multiple Clients.

NetBackup Server - Any system that manages tape or disk backup hardware. NetBackup software offers three different servers: Master Server, Media Server, and SAN Media Server.

NetBackup Master Server - The Master Server is the "brains" for all data protection activities, from scheduling and tracking client backups to managing tape media and more.

NetBackup Media Server - Manages backups and restores of Client and the Media Server's local data to direct attached or SAN-attached storage (tape/disk).

NetBackup SAN Media Server - Provides all the functionality of a Media Server without the ability to backup and restore data from remote clients. The SAN Media Server is designed for data-intensive systems that require high performance access to SAN attached backup hardware.

NetBackup Client - Any system that requires protection. A NetBackup Client sends and receives data across the local area network (LAN) to and from a NetBackup Master/Media Server.

Clients are categorized as one of the following:

Client (Server) - System accessed by multiple users. (i.e. Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Sun Solaris)
Client (Workstation) - System accessed by a single user. Often these machines are used for engineering tests or development work. (i.e. Windows 2003, Red Hat Enterprise WS Linux, Sun Solaris)
Client (PC) - Windows Desktop or Laptop (i.e. Windows 95, 98, 2000 Professional, XP)

Robotic Controlled - Tape drive that resides in a robotic-controlled library, stacker, or autoloader.

Standalone Tape Drive - Tape drive that requires manual intervention to change tape media, no robotics are involved.

Storage Area Network (SAN) - Dedicated network that provides connectivity between servers and storage resources. Organizations often deploy a SAN to remove the storage traffic off the production network (LAN) and share tape and disk resources between servers.

Online Protection - NetBackup can backup databases and files systems without bring them down (offline).

Open File Protection - Online backups of file systems (Microsoft Windows) while files are open or in use.

Intelligent Disaster Recovery - Provides advanced disaster recovery protection for NetBackup Clients (Windows). In the event of a disaster, the Intelligent Disaster Recovery solution automates complete system recovery. This includes the automatic installation and configuration of operating systems, databases, applications, and patches.