BRMS interface differences

You can manage backups, recovery operations, and your media with BRMS by using either the BRMS graphical interface or the character-based interface.

Note:

BRMS graphical interface refers to the IBM® Navigator for i BRMS plug-in. End of change

If you have used the character-based interface in the past and want to use the BRMS graphical interface, you need to be aware of the differences between these interfaces.

Terminology differences

The following table describes the different terminology that exists in each interface and the definitions of these terms.

Table 1. Terminology differences between the BRMS graphical interface and character-based interface
BRMS graphical interface	Character-based interface	Definition
Changes-only save	Nonincremental cumulative backup	Saves only those items that have changed since the last full save was performed.
Media pool	Media class	A grouping of media based on similar characteristics, such as density and capacity.
Disk pool	Auxiliary storage pool	A software-defined group of disk storage units on a system.
Disk pool group	Auxiliary storage pool class	A group of disk pools that are organized by similar purpose.
Container pool	Container class	A grouping of similar types of containers that hold similar media volumes.