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Veritas NetBackup™ for Sybase Administrator's Guide

NetBackup for Sybase terminology

Table: Sybase terms shows terms that might be new to a Sybase database administrator or a NetBackup administrator.

Table: Sybase terms

Term

Meaning

SQL Server and Sybase backup server

SQL Server improves the backup and restore functions of Sybase backup server by using remote procedure calls (RPCs) to instruct Sybase backup server to back up or restore specific databases.

NetBackup for Sybase enhances SQL Server functionality by integrating Sybase backup server with NetBackup. This provides access to NetBackup media management and scheduling in addition to graphical and menu interfaces.

SQL Server DUMP and LOAD commands

These SQL Server commands are used for Sybase database backups and restores. The DUMP command is used to back up. The LOAD command is used to restore.

Archive device

This dump device is used with the DUMP and LOAD commands. It is required to support integration with NetBackup for Sybase.

Sybase backup scripts

Shell scripts that control NetBackup for Sybase operations.

Sybase SQL script

An SQL script that contains SQL commands to be performed by Sybase SQL Server.

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