(1) In Backup, Recovery, and Media Services, a place where media and containers can be stored awaiting expiration or movement to another location such as off-site storage, vaults, or long-term (permanent) retention. Backup, Recovery, and Media Services has two predefined locations that can be overridden by the user: 1) *HOME, the system keyword for the on-site library (or home location); and 2) VAULT, a default storage location that refers to the default off-site storage location.
(2) Data elements within a storage system that can be mapped to (a) the schema of the storage system, such as a column in a database table, (b) an aggregation of data, such as a table, or (c) a way of accessing the data, such as a transaction identifier. See also storage system, user key.
(3) A location physically separate from the removable media library where volumes are stored for disaster recovery, backup, and vital records management. See also inventory management.