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Glossary
one or more physical volumes. There
can be more than one volume group on
the system.
volume mountpoint (Windows specific
term)
An empty directory on a volume that
can be used to mount another volume.
The volume mount point acts as a
gateway to the target volume. Provided
that the volume is mounted, users and
applications can refer to the data on the
mounted volume by the full (merged)
filesystem path as if both volumes are
one integral part.
Volume Shadow Copy service
See Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy
service.
VPO
See OVO.
VSS
See Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy
service.
VxFS
Veritas Journal Filesystem.
VxVM (Veritas Volume Manager)
A Veritas Volume Manager is a system
for managing disk space on Solaris
platforms. A VxVM system consists of
an arbitrary group of one or more
physical volumes organized into logical
disk groups.
Wake ONLAN
Remote power-up support for systems
running in power-save mode from some
other system on the same LAN.
Web reporting
The Data Protector functionality that
allows you to view reports on backup
status and Data Protector configuration
using the Web interface.
wildcard character
A keyboard character that can be used to
represent one or many characters. The
asterisk (*), for example, typically
represents one or more characters, and
the question mark (?) typically
represents a single character. Wildcard
characters are often used in operating
systems as a means of specifying more
than one file by name.
Windows CONFIGURATION
backup
Data Protector allows you to back up
Windows CONFIGURATION,
including Windows Registry, user
profiles, Event Logs, and WINS and
DHCP server data (if configured on a
system) in one step.
Windows Registry
A centralized database used by
Windows to store configuration
information for the operating system
and the installed applications.