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Chapter 12
Backing Up
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 3
08/01/2012

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Term
archive bit
Definition
File system attribute that backup software programs use as a marker to determine whether to back up a file.
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authoritative restore
Definition
Restoration of the Active Directory database that overwrites existing objects and modifications on all domain controllers.
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autoloader
Definition
Single hardware device that contains one or more magnetic tape drives, as well as a robotic mechanism that inserts tapes into and removes them from the drives. See also tape library.
Term
backup
Definition
Copy of the data on a computer’s hard disks that is stored on another medium in case a hard drive fails.
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backup targets
Definition
In a backup software program, the files, folders, volumes, or disks that a user selects for copying to the backup medium.
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backup window
Definition
Amount of time available to perform backups.
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differential backup
Definition
Type of backup that saves only the data in the selected components that has changed since the last full backup, without resetting the archive bits.
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Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM)
Definition
Windows Server 2008 boot option that enables backup software products to perform authoritative restores.
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full backup
Definition
Backup job that copies all files to the storage medium and resets their archive bits.
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Grandfather-Father-Son method
Definition
In backups, a media rotation method in which the terms grandfather, father, and son refer to monthly, weekly, and daily tapes, respectively.
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helical scanning
Definition
In magnetic tape drives, a method of operation in which the heads are mounted on a rotating drum that records data in diagonal stripes across the tape.
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incremental scanning
Definition
Type of backup that saves only the data in the selected components that has changed since the last full backup, while resetting the archive bits.
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linear scanning
Definition
In magnetic tape drives, a method of operation in which the drive draws the tape over stationary recording heads.
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non-authoritative restore
Definition
Restoration of the Active Directory database in which the restored objects and modifications can be overwritten by replication traffic from other domain controllers.
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shoeshining
Definition
In magnetic tape drives, a condition that occurs when the computer fails to deliver data to the drive at a sufficient rate, causing the unit to repeatedly stop and start the tape, which reduces its speed and its overall storage capacity.
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tape library
Definition
Single hardware device that contains one or more magnetic tape drives, as well as a robotic mechanism that inserts tapes into and removes them from the drives. See also autoloader.
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