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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, object copy, and object consolidation 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.
WINS server
A system running Windows Internet Name Service software that
resolves Windows networking computer names to IP addresses.
Data Protector can back up WINS server data as part of the
Windows configuration.
writer
(Microsoft VSS specific term) A process that initiates change of
data on the original volume. Writers are typically applications
or system services that write persistent information on a volume.
Writers also participate in the shadow copy synchronization
process by assuring data consistency.
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