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An additional copy of production data thats created and retained for the sole puprose of recovering lost or corrupted data.
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| gathers the data thats to be backed up and sends it to storage node |
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| manages backup operations and maintains backup catalog |
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| responsible for writing data to backup device and manages the backup device |
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| server configuration backup |
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| creates and backs up server configuration profiles,based on user-defined schedules. |
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| contains the key elements of the OS required to recover the server |
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| Typically larger than base profile and contains all necessary info to rebuild application environment |
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| the storage node is conifgured on a backup client and the backup device is attached directly to the client. |
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| the clients, backup server, storage node, and backup device are connected to the LAN. |
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| the backup device and clients are attached to the SAN. |
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| Uses both LAN-based and SAN-based topologies. May be implemented for including cost, server location, reduction in administrative overhead, and performance considerations. |
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| the NAS head retrieves data from a storage array over the network and transfers it to the backup client running on the application server. |
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| the network share is mounted directly on the storage node. This avoids overloading the network during the backup process and eliminates the need to use resources on the application server. |
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| NDMP 2-way Backup/3-way Backup |
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| eliminating redundant data |
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