Glossary

Branch Primary Server

A server that synchronizes and transmits dashboard-related information to the designated Central Primary Server.

branch view

Displays the dashboard-related information for only the local server, without any other branch site details or global dashboard options.

Central Primary Server

The central hub interface for storing synchronized dashboard-related information received from associated Branch Primary Servers.

Dashboard

A user interface tool that provides you with a snapshot overview of your backup infrastructure and your storage resource management (SRM) environment.

Dashboard Group

A collection of one or more Dashboard reports.

data synchronization

The process of transmitting dashboard-related information from a branch site database to the central site database so that the central database contains (and reports) the same information as each of the registered branch databases.

Global Dashboard

A user interface tool that provides you a single snapshot overview of dashboard information for multiple Arcserve Backup primary servers, both in your main office and in remote offices, all from a central location.

global view

Displays the dashboard-related information for the local server and also for any or all branch sites.

node tier

Specifies the priority level category (high, medium, or low) for filtering displayed information of monitored nodes.

SRM Prober

A data-collection utility that when invoked, probes or communicates with all machines in your storage environment to collect SRM-related data for the SRM-type reports.