Glossary

back up (v.)

To store the directories and files on your workstation on tape or another storage medium.

backup (n.)

A copy of the directories and files on your workstation on a tape or another storage medium.

backup volume

Any type of storage media that your server can back up to: magnetic tape, floppy disk, or optical disk.

collapse

To change the view to display only the top level of a highlighted directory in a window.

index

A database on the NetWorker server that contains an entry for every file backed up.

expand

To change the view to display all the levels of a directory in a window.

media device

The device that is attached to the NetWorker server for transferring and recovering data that has been saved.

NetWorker client

A system on a network that backs up and recovers data using NetWorker.

NetWorker server

The system that backs up all the other systems on a network according to a schedule and maintains an online index of everything it backs up.

recover (v.)

To replace a lost file with a copy from the NetWorker server.

selection

The name of the volume, directory, or file highlighted in any window.

tree structure

A view that displays the contents in a window in a hierarchical form.