Documentation conventions
Published : April 8, 2005 | Updated : August 17, 2005
Data Protection Manager (DPM) Help uses a number of conventions to convey information consistently, clearly, and as briefly as possible. Some conventions are used to provide shortened product names, thereby reducing the number of words needed to mention a specific product. Other conventions are used to provide guidance as to the type of text you are viewing.
Product naming conventions
In general, product references in DPM Help refer to abbreviated names of Microsoft products or components. The following table lists both the full names and the abbreviated versions of the names for each Microsoft product or component referenced in DPM Help.
This Product or component name… |
Is referred to in DPM Help as… |
|---|---|
DPM 2006 Administrator Console |
DPM Administrator Console or the console |
Active Directory® directory service |
Active Directory |
Microsoft® ASP.NET 1.1 |
ASP.NET 1.1 |
Microsoft® Internet Explorer |
Internet Explorer |
Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 |
Excel 2003 or Excel |
Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2003 Microsoft® Office Basic Edition 2003 Microsoft® Office Small Business Edition 2003 Microsoft® Office Standard Edition 2003 Microsoft® Office Personal Edition 2003 |
Office 2003 |
Microsoft® Office Word 2003 |
Word 2003 or Word |
Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005 |
MOM 2005 or MOM |
Microsoft® SQL Server™ |
SQL Server |
Microsoft® SQL Server™ Reporting Services |
SQL Server Reporting Services or Reporting Services |
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 |
Data Protection Manager or DPM |
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Agent Coordinator |
DPM Agent Coordinator or agent coordinator |
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 File Agent |
DPM File Agent, file agent, or agent |
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Management Pack |
DPM Management Pack |
Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 |
Windows Storage Server 2003 |
Document naming conventions
DPM Help contains a number of references to product documentation that is either integrated with the DPM product or available on the Web. The following table lists both the full names and the abbreviated versions of the names of each document referenced in DPM Help.
This document… |
Is referred to in DPM Help as… |
|---|---|
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Planning and Deployment Guide |
DPM Planning and Deployment Guide |
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Operations Guide |
DPM Operations Guide |
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Management Pack Guide |
DPM 2006 Management Pack Guide |
Text conventions
The following conventions are used in DPM Help to distinguish elements of the text.
Convention |
Use |
|---|---|
Bold |
Represents user interface elements such as actions in the Actions pane, commands on menus and buttons, dialog box titles and options, and icon and menu names. Commands, command options, and syntax that must be typed exactly as shown are also bold. |
Italic |
In syntax statements or descriptive text, indicates variable names or placeholders for which you or DPM may supply a specific value. Italic is also used to introduce new terms, for book titles, and for emphasis. |
Title case |
Indicates dialog box names, column names, user names, computer names, directory names, and folder and file names, except when specifically referring to case-sensitive names. |
Reader alert conventions
Reader alerts are used throughout DPM Help to notify you of both supplementary and essential information. The following table explains the meaning of each alert.
Reader Alert |
Meaning |
|---|---|
|
Note
|
Alerts you to supplementary information that is useful to the completion of a task. |
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Important
|
Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task. |
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Caution
|
Alerts you to possible data loss, security issues, or other more serious problems. |
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Warning
|
Warns you that failure to take or avoid a specific action might result in a malfunction of the hardware or software. |
Copyright information
Active Directory, Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned in DPM Help may be the registered trademarks of their respective owners.