Terminology

The following table describes the terms used in this document. Look out for dinosaurs lurking! Terms have changed and you may run into instances where deprecated names are still used.

Term

Definition

backup system

Unitrends backup system, administered through the Unitrends Administrator Interface (AI). Equivalent to legacy terms DPU, appliance, Rapid Recovery Console (RRC), and BP.

managed system

A Unitrends backup system that is managed by another Unitrends backup system. You can administer multiple managed systems from the AI through a single pane of glass. Equivalent to legacy term MDPU. (See About remote system management.)

target system

A Unitrends backup system located off-site to which backups are replicated from other Unitrends systems. This can be another system owned by your company, or the Unitrends Cloud service.

vault

Replication is not supported on systems running versions older than 7.0.0. Instead, legacy vaulting is used. A vault is the target system to which backup data is replicated. This can be another system owned by your company, or the Unitrends Cloud service. Equivalent to legacy term DPV.

installation type

For systems running version 7.0.0 or later, the installation type determines whether the system functions as a backup system, replication target, or both a backup system and replication target.

For systems running older versions, legacy vaulting is used. Installation types include backup system, vault, or cross-vault if performing both roles. Equivalent to legacy terms system personality or system identity.