Glossary

Cloud account

The account in the NovaBACKUP Storage Server with settings to describe how data is stored, its retention period, and capacity.

Cloud device

A component in the backup client which represents the connection to the cloud account in the NovaBACKUP Storage Server.

The cloud device also contains settings to describe how data is transmitted between the backup client and server.

When performing a backup, the cloud device can be used as the destination to store data on the server.

When performing a restore, the cloud device can be used as the source to retrieve data from the server.

Cloud storage account

A component in the CMon which ties a cloud account with a CMon user account, and optionally a backup client license key.