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Glossary
on the network. Systems with shared
disks can be backed up without a Data
Protector Disk Agent installed.
SIBF
The Serverless Integrations Binary Files
(SIBF) is a part of the IDB that stores
raw NDMP meta data. This data is
necessary to perform restore of NDMP
objects.
Site Replication Service (Microsoft
Exchange Server specific term)
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/
2003 service that permits compatibility
with Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 by
emulating the Exchange Server 5.5
directory service.
See also Information Store and Key
Management Service.
slot
A mechanical position in a library. Each
slot can hold a medium, such as a DLT
tape. Data Protector references each slot
with a number. To read a medium, a
robotic mechanism moves the medium
from a slot into the drive.
SMB
See split mirror backup.
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
VA and HP StorageWorks EVA specific
term)
See ZDB to tape, ZDB to disk, and
ZDB to disk+tape.
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 use. However background