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Backup features include a storage management application that directs high
performance to a wide range of storage devices. The Backup software product is
made up of the following components:
*Backup client software, which is a collection of processes and programs installed
on the machines that contain data to be managed
*Backup server software, which is a collection of processes and programs installed
on the machine that performs the Backup services, including data backup,
recovery, archive, and Backup HSM[TM] (Hierarchical Storage Management)
*Backup storage node software, which is a collection of processes and programs
installed on machines that control their attached storage devices during Backup
operations, including backup, recovery, archive, and HSM
You can configure your Backup software to back up data to storage devices that are
directly connected to the Backup server, or you can create a Backupstorage node,
which is a separate machine with one or more storage devices connected. The
Backup server maintains the resources and files that keep track of Backup data. The
storage node machine controls the storage devices and media.
You can direct backup, archive, and HSM data to specific collections of volumes,
according to particular data characteristics.
Note - You must perform a full backup before you can archive the data.
As data are written to storage media, Backup creates a database to track the location
of all managed data. Backup monitors data status and automatically rotates data
through the tracking system as it reaches different levels of obsolescence, as defined
by you.
You and your users can browse an index of recoverable files, create reports that
describe the status of data or media, and recover data to a point in time specified by
the user. In response to a data recovery request, the Backup storage management
system locates the volume that contains the requested data and either directs a
device to mount the appropriate volume for retrieval, or sends a message to the
operator to request the volume by name. In this way, Backup manages all storage
volume operations.
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Backup is a cross-platform storage management product. You can administer a
Backup server from a workstation running UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95,
MacOS, or NetWare,if the workstation has Backup installed and is connected by a
network. Additionally, a Backup client on one platform can back up its data to a
Backup server of a different platform.
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