Installation and User's Guide - Services and Support

IBM Confidentialgroups belong to management classes.There are two copy groups:v Backup copy group—determines howTivoli Storage Manager backs up orarchives files.v Archive copy group—determines howTivoli Storage Manager archives files.default management classA management class assigned to a policyset. This class is used to govern backedup or archived files when a user does notexplicitly associate a file with a specificmanagement class through theinclude-exclude list.differential backupA differential backup backs up onlytransaction logs, but does not clear them.If you perform a full backup and thenperform only differential backups, the lastfull backup plus the latest differentialbackup has all data needed to bring thedatabase back to the most recent state.This type of backup is also called acumulative incremental backup.domainSee policy domain or client domain.dsm.opt fileSee options file. Also called client optionsfile.errorlogA text file written on disk that containsTivoli Storage Manager processing errormessages. These errors are detected andsaved by the Tivoli Storage Managerserver.excludeThe process of identifying files in aninclude-exclude list. This process preventsthe files from being backed up ormigrated whenever a user or scheduleenters an incremental or selective backupoperation.expirationThe process in which files are identifiedfor deletion because their expiration dateor retention period has passed. Backed upor archived files are marked for deletionbased on the criteria defined in thebackup or archive copy group.filefilefullserverA dedicated computer and its peripheralstorage devices connected to a local areanetwork that stores both programs andfiles shared by users on the network.spaceA logical space on the Tivoli StorageManager server that contains a group offiles. In Tivoli Storage Manager, users canrestore, retrieve, or delete file spaces fromTivoli Storage Manager storage.backupA full backup backs up the specifieddatabase as well as its associatedtransaction logs. After the database andlogs are backed up, the log files aredeleted.generate passwordProcessing that stores a new password inan encrypted password file when the oldpassword expires. Automatic generationof a password prevents passwordprompting. Password generation can beset in the options file (passwordaccessoption). See options file.graphical user interface (GUI)A type of user interface that takesadvantage of a high-resolution monitor,includes a combination of graphics, theobject-action paradigm, and the use ofpointing devices, menu bars, overlappingwindows, and icons. Contrast withcommand line interface.GUI Graphical user interface.inactive versionA copy of a backup file in Tivoli StorageManager storage that either is not themost recent version, or the correspondingoriginal file was deleted from the clientfile system. Inactive backup versions areeligible for expiration according to themanagement class assigned to the file.include-exclude fileA file containing statements to determinethe files to back up and the associatedmanagement classes to use for backup orarchive. See include-exclude list.Glossary 205