Backup and storage management in distributed heterogeneous environments

Author

Eitel, Peter

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Munich, Germany

fYear

1994

fDate

1994

Firstpage

124

Lastpage

126

Abstract

Powerful but nevertheless easy-to-operate systems for backing up and reconstructing data from clients are necessary in a distributed heterogeneous environment. The concept of the Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme (SNI) AG is based on a client/server model. It runs under the control of a SINIX server and includes backup clients for various Unix systems, PCs such as those with MS-DOS/Windows, and PCs in the Novell NetWare network. Logical data backup and restore actions for any file or disk partition in a Unix system and for any file in a PC system can be performed automatically and at defined times during an operation. The backup media are tapes, DAT cartridges, magneto-optical disks, and associated autochangers and jukeboxes

Keywords

Unix; computer networks; file servers; microcomputer applications; storage management; DAT cartridges; MS-DOS/Windows; Novell NetWare network; PC system; SINIX server; Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme; Unix systems; autochangers; backing up; backup clients; backup media; client/server model; disk partition; distributed heterogeneous environments; easy-to-operate systems; jukeboxes; magneto-optical disks; restore actions; storage management; tapes; Energy management; Environmental management; File systems; Graphical user interfaces; Job shop scheduling; Libraries; Network servers; Personal communication networks; Power system management; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mass Storage Systems, 1994. 'Towards Distributed Storage and Data Management Systems.' First International Symposium. Proceedings., Thirteenth IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Annecy

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5580-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASS.1994.373047

Filename

373047