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About This Guide ● 13 Terminology Used in this Guide Because this Guide provides information that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager. For efficiency, the term "components" or "component" is used when referring generically to the physical and virtual parts of your storage space, such as systems, disk drives, controllers, and logical drives. Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this Guide are known to computer users by multiple names. In this Guide, this terminology is used: ● Controller (also known as adapter, HBA, board, or card) ● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive) ● Logical drive (also known as logical device) Note: For more information, see Selecting the Best RAID Level on page 136 and the Glossary on page 145.

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About This Guide
●
13
Terminology Used in this Guide
Because this
Guide
provides information that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID
products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term “storage space” is
used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager.
For efficiency, the term “components” or “component” is used when referring generically to
the physical and virtual parts of your storage space, such as systems, disk drives, controllers,
and logical drives.
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this
Guide
are known to computer users by
multiple names. In this
Guide
, this terminology is used:
●
Controller (also known as adapter, HBA, board, or card)
●
Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)
●
Logical drive (also known as logical device)
Note:
For more information, see
Selecting the Best RAID Level
on page 136
and the
Glossary
on page 145
.