Architecture of HP Data Protector Backup and Restore based on the concept of Cell. Cell is a network environment, consisting of the Cell Manager, client backup, backup device and the Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Cell Manager is a computer where the Data Protector software installed that serves as a central control point of the backup-restore environment.
Clients are computers that have installed Data Protector software agent, which is the source of data that will be the backup.
Device is a device where the backup data will be stored in the backup media.
GUI is a Graphical User Interface that is used by administrators to configure the backup-restore, manage backup media, backup data, restore data.
In one neighborhood Cell may have only one (1) Cell Manager, but allowed to have more than one installation GUI, more than one Device Backup Tape and more than one client to be backed up, limited by the number of licenses installed.
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