NetBackup for Microsoft Azure Stack terminologies
The following table defines the terms you will come across when using NetBackup for protecting Microsoft Azure stack.
Table: NetBackup terminologies
Terminology | Definition |
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Compound job | A backup job for Microsoft Azure Stack is a compound job.
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Discovery job | When a backup job is executed, first a discovery job is created. The discovery job communicates with the ARM Endpoint and gathers information of VMs and associated VHDs. At the end of the discovery, the job populates a workload discovery file that NetBackup then uses to distribute the workload amongst the backup hosts. |
Child job | For backup, a separate child job is created for each backup host to transfer data to the storage media. |
Workload discovery file | During discovery, when the backup host communicates with the ARM Endpoint, a workload discovery file is created. The file contains information about the VMs and associated VHDs. |
Parallel streams | The NetBackup parallel streaming framework allows multiple VMs to be backed up using multiple backup hosts simultaneously. |
Backup host | The backup host acts as a proxy client. All the backup and restore operations are executed through the backup host. You can configure media servers, clients, or a master server as a backup host. The backup host is also used as destination client during restores. |
BigData policy | The BigData policy is introduced to:
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