Ad-Hoc Mirroring – One of two supported Mirroring modes used by Backup for Workgroups to store your backup data in one additional location. Ad-Hoc mirroring allows you to mirror your backup data to a second group of storage devices without correlating each Backup Storage device to its own individual Mirroring counterpart. When the Mirror is running in Ad-Hoc mode, you can have a different number of devices than used in the Backup Storage Group. When a file changes at a Backup Storage device, it is copied to the a device listed in the Mirror group. he goal of Ad-Hoc Mirroring is to allow the Mirror devices to be added at-will without having to match up with the devices in the Backup Storage Group. See also: Interlocked Mirroring.
AES
–
A
Automatic
Backups
–
A backup set that runs without human
intervention at a pre-determined time frame or interval.
Automatic Client Update – The Backup Client automatically checks for updates that have been applied to the Backup Server. When the Backup Server has been updated, the Backup Clients will automatically download and install the update to the Backup Client software to keep the Backup Client in-sync with the Backup Server. This feature eliminates the need to manually visit each computer to install updated Backup Client software.
Backup
– The process
of sending a copy of electronic data to a second location or second storage area
for safekeeping.
Backup
Client –
The
Backup Client is the software program that you install on each computer that you
would like to backup.
Backup Server – The Backup Server is the name of the Backup for Workgroups "server-side" software that manages your Backup Clients and stores your backup data for you. The phrase "Backup Server" can be used to describe the combination of the Backup Server software and the backup storage media that holds you backup data.
Backup Set – A backup set consists of the instructions of what to backup and when.
Backup Storage Group (also called Primary Storage Group) – This is the term used to describe the list of storage devices that are used to hold your backup data. You can have one or several devices listed as part of your Backup Storage Group.
Bare Metal Restore – The term bare metal refers to a hard drive that does not contain an Operating System. The term bare metal restore refers to a restoration process that starts with a new or "bare" hard drive which may require formatting, re-installation of an Operating System, and finally the restoration of your applications and data.
Baseline
Backup –
This term refers to the first complete backup executed in a backup set. Once a baseline backup is made, future backups only need to backup the
files that have changed, which is called incremental backup.
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An en
Client or User – These terms are used to describe the computers and the people that use them as part of the Backup for Workgroups backup process. A Backup Client is a computer that is included in the backup process and has the Backup Client software installed on it.
Client
Side Software –
This term refers to the software that you install on client computers you wish
to backup.
Client Account or User Account – These phrases are used to describe the accounts that the Backup Server needs to manage your backup data. Each computer needs a unique Client account at the Backup Server before backup data can be sent and stored.
Closed
Files –
Closed files are files that are not in use by an application at the time of
backup.
Compression – The process of decreasing the amount of storage space required to store electronic data.
Backup Server – The Backup Server is a software program that you use at your location as part of the Backup for Workgroups disk-based backup system. You run the Backup Server software on a computer at your location to setup the individual accounts for each computer that you want to include in the backup process. The Backup Server needs to be installed on a computer that has access to enough disk-based storage space to hold all of your computer backups.
Differential Backup – The process of only backing up files that have changed since the last BASELINE backup. The goal of differential backup is to reduce the time to restore by only applying the baseline backup plus one set of differential backup data. he problem with differential backup is that every day, each differential backup needs to backup everything that has changed since the baseline backup; this includes everything that has already been backed up since the baseline. In other words, each differential backup gets larger as more time lapses since the baseline backup.
Disaster Recovery – This term is used to refer to the process of restoring the contents of an entire hard drive or computer after equipment failure, theft, or other disaster which requires recovery of data.
Disaster Recovery Report – A Disaster Recovery Report is a set of instructions that are specific to each computer that you follow to recover an entire computer after a problem. Go to the Backup Server Client panel to highlight the name of the Client for whom you need to generate the Disaster Recovery Report.
Disk Spanning, Drive Spanning
–
See
Spanning.
E-Mail Notifications – Messages you receive via e-mail about the backup and restore functions performed by Backup for Workgroups.
Encryption
–
The process of applying an algorithm to a string
of data with the intent to change the data in such a way that to access the data
requires a key.
Firewall – A hardware or software device, or a combination of the two, that monitors network traffic with the intent to block network traffic that is unwanted or potentially harmful. When you have a firewall protecting your network, you may need to instruct your firewall to allow the Backup Clients to send TCP/IP data outbound.
Incremental Backup – The process of only backing up files that have changed since the last known backup.
Interlocked Mirrors – One of two supported Mirroring modes used by Backup for Workgroups to store your backup data in one additional location. When the Mirror is running in Interlocked mode, each Backup Storage device has it's own, corresponding mirror device to which it copies data to. Any file that changes on Storage Device A is also copied to the corresponding Mirror Device A. The goal of Interlocked Mirroring is to allow the Mirror devices to serve as substitutes for their corresponding Backup Storage device in the event that you experience failure with the Backup Storage device. See also: Ad-Hoc Mirroring.
Locked
Files – Locked
files are files that are in use by an application at the time of backup and the
application has specifically marked the files that they are not to be read while
in use.
Manual
or On-Demand Backups
– A backup set that runs immediately after you provide instructions to do so.
Message
Log
–
Displays information about specific program
events. Consult the Message Log when
you need to review past events or if you think you may be experiencing a
problem.
Mirror Storage Group – This is the term used to describe the list of storage devices that are used to hold a copy of your backup data. You can have one or several devices listed as part of your Mirror Storage Group.
Non-Redundant Storage or Single-File
Storage –
When two (2) or more copies of the same file exist, only one (1) copy of the
file is stored while it is accounted for multiple times.
Open File Add-On or Open File Manager – Terms used to refer to the software that interacts with the Volume Shadow Service (VSS) component of Windows to backup open and in use files at the time of backup.
Open
Files –
The
term open files refers to electronic files that are in use by the parent
application at the time of backup.
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Primary Storage Group (also called Backup Storage Group) – This is the term used to describe the list of storage devices that are used to hold your backup data. You can have one or several devices listed as part of your Backup Storage Group.
Reports
Panel
– Displays information about backup and restore functions performed by
individual Backup Client computers. Consult
the Reports Panel when you want to review the results of a specific backup or
restoration run.
Restore
– The process
of retrieving backup files from the Backup Server.
Retention
–
When a file is backed up, a copy of that file is
stored at the Backup Server. When
the original file is deleted, retention refers to how long you would like to
keep or retain the backup copy of the deleted file.
Revisions
–
When files change, a new backup file or revision
is created and stored at the Backup Server.
ou can limit that number of revisions to conserve storage space.
Roll-Back or Point-in-Time Roll Back – This recovery option is used to restore files back to a previous point in time.
Rolling Baseline – The process of storing the latest backup at the beginning of the history chain for each file that is backed up. Backup for Workgroups supports rolling baselines in that it stores the most current version first, followed by each succeeding older revision. A rolling baseline allows Backup for Workgroups to automatically and on-the-fly, maintain the most current revision and to purge old revisions to eliminate the need to rebaseline.
Scheduler
–
The program that invokes backups at predetermined
times based on the specifications made within the Backup Set.
Spanning – Also called "Disk Spanning" or "Drive Spanning." Spanning is the term used to describe the process of storing backup data on more than one physical storage device. Backup for Workgroups does not reformat or repartition a device in order to use spanning; it simply stores files on the devices using normal Windows file access. As one storage device fills, files are stored on the next storage device, and so on.
TCP/IP
– (Transaction Control Protocol/Internet Packaging) - This is a protocol used to
communicate electronic data over a network. TCP/IP is the preferred protocol used by the Internet.
Unlocked Files – These are files that are in use by an application or the operating system for which their originating application allows access to these files while they are in use.