Data Protector Acronyms
Working in the Response Center through the years, I have found that sometimes, acronyms are referred to without any real context
First, there are three parts to any Data Protector cell:
- The Cell Manager, also known as a Session Manager when running Backups and Restores
- The Disk Agent, that is, what is being backed up. There may be eithere a File system backup or a Application Integration Backup, but, both are Disk Agents
- The Media Agent, what the Backup is going to, or the Restore is coming from
Cell Manager
• bsm - Backup Session Manager
• rsm - Restore Session Manager
• dbsm - DataBase Session Manager
• msm - Media Session Manager
• csm - Copy Session Manager
• asm - Administrative Session Manager
Note: 'asm' is also a acronym for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
File System Disk Agent
The Cell Manager host also can be a Client that runs Disk Agents.
• vbda - Volume (filesystem) Backup Disk Agent
• rbda - Raw (disk image or bit copy) Backup Disk Agent
• dbbda - Internal DataBase Backup Disk Agent
• vrda - Volume Restore Disk Agent
• rrda - Raw Restore Disk Agent
• dbrda - DataBase Restore Disk Agent
Application Backups Disk Agent
• ob2bar - Backup and Restore for Applications
• vssbar - Backup and Restore Volume Shadow Copy
• ob2bar_vepa_bar - Backup and Restore Virtual Environment
• ob2bar_vssbar - Backup and Restore Hyper-V
• ese_bar - pre-Exchange 2010 Backup and REstore
• ob2bar_e2010 - Post-Exchange 2010 Backup and REstore
• ob2bar_main - Backup and Restore for Single Mailbox
Media Agent
The Cell Manager host also can be a Client that runs Media Agents.
• bma - backup media agent
• bma-ndmp -NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol)
• rma - restore media agent
• rma-ndmp - Restore Media Agent that understands NDMP
• cma - Copy media agent
• cma-ndmp - Copy Media Agent that understands NDMP
• uma - Utility Media Agent (operates the library exchanger device)
• mma - Management Media Agent (Format, Scan, Verify, Import)
• devbra - Device Browser Agent
So, for example
[Normal] From: RMA@xyz "HP:Ultrium 5-SCSI_1_xyz" Time: 31/07/2013 10:36:05 a.m.
By: UMA@xyz@Changer0:0:7:1
Loading medium from slot 9 to device Tape1:0:7:0C
Message from the Restore Media agent (RMA) on the system 'xyz', saying the Utility Media Agent (UMA) is loading the tape from slot 9 to the device having the SCSI path Tape1:0:7:0C
Another example
[Major] From: BSM@abc "Group2" Time: 11/10/2013 10:06:22 PM
[61:4006] Could not connect to inet in order to start BMA@xyz "Drive04".
An error message from the Backup Session Manager (BSM) on the cell manager 'abc' saying that it not connect to the Media agent in system 'xyz'
Another example
[Normal] From: VBDA@def "VR22" Time: 11/10/2013 10:50:56 PM
STARTING Disk Agent fordef:/tmp "/tmp".
The Disk Agent (VBDA) on the system 'def' is starting
If I have left out some acronyms that you feel are important, you can either post them yourselves, or I will exit this posting to add them