HP Xw8200 Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S: Software User's Guide - Page 113
build, cache, capacity, channel, chunk, clear, concatenation/concatenating
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Glossary build Background initialization of a redundant array. The array is accessible throughout. RAID 5 generates parity based on the current contents of the member segments while RAID 1 copies the contents of one (master) drive to a second (slave) drive. bus See channel. C cache Fast-access memory on the controller that serves as intermediate storage for data that is read from or written to devices. capacity Total usable space available in megabytes or gigabytes. channel Any path used for the transfer of data and the control of information between storage devices and a storage controller. Each controller's channels are identified by a number from 0 to the maximum number of channels minus one. Also known as a bus. chunk See stripe. clear Foreground initialization of a fault-tolerant array. A clear operation zeros all blocks of the array. The array is not accessible until the clear task is complete. CLI Command Line Interface. The CLI provides a text-based means of configuring and managing components running on the controller. concatenation/concatenating Joining of physical or logical drives in sequential order. A-3