Backup Media

Backup media can include reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, DDS tapes, 3480 cartridges, and disk files. Backup media provides an economical way to maintain duplicates of important files on your system.

The process of copying a file to backup media is called storing the file. The process of copying a file from backup media is called restoring the file.

As a system administrator/operator, you frequently STORE and RESTORE files. You might, for example:

Store all files on the system (backup) in case one or more files become corrupted, either accidentally, intentionally, or by a malfunction.
Store an important file in order to create a duplicate for a user.
Permanently store several files offline by storing them to media and deleting them from disk (archive).
Transfer files from one system to another by storing them from one system and restoring them on to the other.

Backup Media

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