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Central Database Management

Information from all Arcserve Backup servers within a domain is stored in a single central database that can be managed by the primary server. The central database is configured from the primary server and the associated member servers write relevant information into the central database.

Whenever Arcserve Backup performs a backup, all the job, session, and media information from the Arcserve Backup servers is stored in the centralized database. In addition to the database, a central catalog file is also created that contains descriptive information about each session and allows you to select the specific files and directories to be restored without having to query the database itself. The catalog files have been restructured so that they no longer need to be merged into the database to be efficiently searched. When data needs to be restored, Arcserve Backup can quickly browse the content of each session in the catalog file from a single central location to locate the information.

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Database Manager

Database Views

How the Catalog Database Works