HP B6960-96035 - Manual (Page 388)

shadow copy (Microsoft VSS specific term) A volume that represents a
duplicate of the original volume at a certain point in time. The
data is then backed up from the shadow copy and not from the
original volume. The original volume continues to change as
the backup process continues, but the shadow copy of the
volume remains constant.
See also
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and replica .
shadow copy
provider (Microsoft VSS specific term) An entity that performs the work
on creating and representing the volume shadow copies.
Providers own the shadow copy data and expose the shadow
copies. Providers can be software (for example, system
providers) or hardware (local disks, disk arrays).
See also
shadow copy .
shadow copy set (Microsoft VSS specific term) A collection of shadow copies
created at the same point in time.
See also
shadow copy and replica set .
shared disks A Windows disk on another system that has been made
available to other users 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.
single instancing (IAP specific term) The process of recognizing redundancy of
data, at both a whole object and a chunk level. It computes a
strong hash for each data chunk and uses it as a unique content
address needed to determine whether attempts to store
duplicates are being made.
See also
backup to IAP .
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
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