Glossary – HP NetStorage 6000 User Manual
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Access Control List (ACL)
A list that enumerates the rights of users or groups of users to access resources.
Agent
A program that performs one or more services. The HP NetStorage device uses
backup agents to back up data remotely.
Aggregation
The combining of multiple similar or related operations into a single one.
Archive directory
Volume directory structure information on a backup tape created by the HP NetStor-
age 6000. This information is not directly accessible to the user. Its function is to speed
up restore operations.
Archive header
General backup information found only on the first tape of a backup set.
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Backup job
A list of volumes and backup type (full or differential) affecting the way the volumes are
copied onto the tape and when the job is executed.