Glossary
Table: Glossary of terms
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Asset | Any computer or volume of which the solution is aware. |
Backup Now | A user action in Self Service that creates a temporary Policy on the NetBackup primary server and schedules it for immediate backup. The template policy is deleted afterwards. If a computer is already protected and residing in a scheduled policy, you can use this option to initiate an immediate backup using that policy. |
Backup servers | A backup server represents a connection to a NetBackup primary server. Backup server is the new UI terminology but Location is still used in the Rest API. |
Cloud Import | A computer source which allows automated import of CloudPoint assets. |
Computer | Any physical or any virtual computer that the solution is aware of. |
Customer Code | A unique code that is used to identify the tenant in NetBackup Self Service. This code is used in policy naming in NetBackup. |
Image Sync | Process where Self Service collects information about computer backups from NetBackup. |
Integration Settings | Integration Settings are a flexible store of named settings with values held in the Self Service Portal. All integrations settings can be accessed as an Admin user from . If they are configured with Tenant level exceptions, you can access them from . |
Location | A location represents a connection to a NetBackup primary server. This connection is more commonly known as a backup server. |
Machine | Any physical or any virtual machine that the solution is aware of. |
NetBackup Self Service | Term that is used to describe the whole solution, also known as Self Service. |
NetBackup Self Service Adapter | Second part of a Self Service system; responsible for communications with NetBackup. |
NetBackup Self Service Portal | First part of a Self Service system, the solution's main website. |
Panels | A sub area in the home page of the Self Service portal. Sometimes called home page widgets. |
Protect (computer) | A user action in Self Service that results in a computer being scheduled for regular backups through its addition to a NetBackup Policy. |
Protection Level | A protection level represents a level of protection which can be applied to a computer. Configuring protection levels means that the users can maintain their own scheduled backups against NetBackup Policies. This maps to template policies on each NetBackup primary server. |
Protection type | A protection type defines all the ways you can protect a computer. This protection may be by a single protection level or by multiple protection levels, for example to cover a mix of physical and virtual computers. Scheduled protection and one-off backup require different protection levels. |
Refresh NetBackup Data | Computer level manual or automated process to rebuild image data, protection data, and traffic lights. |
Register Machine | The process that is used to update the Self Service system with information about a tenant's computer. |
Restore File/Folder | A user action in Self Service that creates a job to restore a file or folder in NetBackup. |
Restore Namespace | A user action in Self Service that creates a job to restore a kubernetes namespace in NetBackup. |
Restore Nutanix VM | A user action in Self Service that creates a job to restore a Nutanix VM in NetBackup. |
Restore VM | A user action in Self Service that creates a job to restore a virtual machine in NetBackup. |
Self Service | Term that is used to describe the whole solution, also known as NetBackup Self Service. |
Service Catalog | The home page that is presented to users of the Self Service portal. Can be edited from . |
Service Provider | Refers to the top-level organization administering the Self Service system. |
Template Policies | Inactive NetBackup Policies on a primary server the system uses to create active policies for users. |
Tenant | An organizational group of users. May be used as a business unit within an enterprise scenario, or a customer for a service provider. All users must be in a tenant. |
Unmanaged (computer) | An additional class of protection. It lets you restore computers and monitor their health. It assumes protection (policy management) is handled outside of NetBackup Self Service. |
Unprotect (computer) | A user action in Self Service that results in a computer being removed from a NetBackup Policy. |
vCenter Import | A computer source which allows automated import of VMware assets. |
vCloud Director Import | A computer source which allows automated import from vCloud Director. |
Web Services | An API for the portal, can be used to automate adding Tenants, users, etc. Sometimes referred to as DAPI. |