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NetBackup™ Self Service Configuration Guide

Last Published: 2022-03-28

Product(s): NetBackup (10.0)

Glossary

Table: Glossary of terms

Term	Definition
Asset	Any computer or volume of which the solution is aware.
Backup Now	A user action in Self Service that creates a temporary Policy on the NetBackup master server and schedules it for immediate backup. The template policy is deleted afterwards. If a computer is already protected and residing in a scheduled policy, you can use this option to initiate an immediate backup using that policy.
Backup servers	A backup server represents a connection to a NetBackup master server. Backup server is the new UI terminology but Location is still used in the Rest API.
Cloud Import	A computer source which allows automated import of CloudPoint assets.
Computer	Any physical or any virtual computer that the solution is aware of.
Customer Code	A unique code that is used to identify the tenant in NetBackup Self Service. This code is used in policy naming in NetBackup.
Image Sync	Process where Self Service collects information about computer backups from NetBackup.
Integration Settings	Integration Settings are a flexible store of named settings with values held in the Self Service Portal. All integrations settings can be accessed as an Admin user from Admin > Settings > Integration Settings. If they are configured with Tenant level exceptions, you can access them from Admin > Organization > Tenant > Integration.
Location	A location represents a connection to a NetBackup master server. This connection is more commonly known as a backup server.
Machine	Any physical or any virtual machine that the solution is aware of.
NetBackup Self Service	Term that is used to describe the whole solution, also known as Self Service.
NetBackup Self Service Adapter	Second part of a Self Service system; responsible for communications with NetBackup.
NetBackup Self Service Portal	First part of a Self Service system, the solution's main website.
Panels	A sub area in the home page of the Self Service portal. Sometimes called home page widgets.
Protect (computer)	A user action in Self Service that results in a computer being scheduled for regular backups through its addition to a NetBackup Policy.
Protection Level	A protection level represents a level of protection which can be applied to a computer. Configuring protection levels means that the users can maintain their own scheduled backups against NetBackup Policies. This maps to template policies on each NetBackup master server.
Protection type	A protection type defines all the ways you can protect a computer. This protection may be by a single protection level or by multiple protection levels, for example to cover a mix of physical and virtual computers. Scheduled protection and one-off backup require different protection levels.
Refresh NetBackup Data	Computer level manual or automated process to rebuild image data, protection data, and traffic lights.
Register Machine	The process that is used to update the Self Service system with information about a tenant's computer.
Restore File/Folder	A user action in Self Service that creates a job to restore a file or folder in NetBackup.
Restore VM	A user action in Self Service that creates a job to restore a virtual machine in NetBackup.
Self Service	Term that is used to describe the whole solution, also known as NetBackup Self Service.
Service Catalog	The home page that is presented to users of the Self Service portal. Can be edited from Admin > Service Catalog & Notices > Service Catalog.
Service Provider	Refers to the top-level organization administering the Self Service system.
Template Policies	Inactive NetBackup Policies on a master server the system uses to create active policies for users.
Tenant	An organizational group of users. May be used as a business unit within an enterprise scenario, or a customer for a service provider. All users must be in a tenant.
Unmanaged (computer)	An additional class of protection. It lets you restore computers and monitor their health. It assumes protection (policy management) is handled outside of NetBackup Self Service.
Unprotect (computer)	A user action in Self Service that results in a computer being removed from a NetBackup Policy.
vCenter Import	A computer source which allows automated import of VMware assets.
vCloud Director Import	A computer source which allows automated import from vCloud Director.
Web Services	An API for the portal, can be used to automate adding Tenants, users, etc. Sometimes referred to as DAPI.