Adaptec RAID 2130SLP User Manual page 147

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Glossary
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I
initialize
Prepare a disk drive for reading and writing.
I/O
Input/Output. Data entering into or being extracted from a computer.
L
LAN
Local Area Network. A network of interconnected workstations sharing the resources of a single server,
typically within the area of a small office building.
LED
Light-emitting Diode. An electronic device that lights up when powered.
local system
The computer that you're working on. In Adaptec Storage Manager, 'local' and 'remote' are relative terms.
See also remote system.
logged notifications
Event messages about remote systems that appear in the Event Viewer of Adaptec Storage Manager. See also
Notification Manager.
logical drive
One or more disk drives grouped together to appear as a single device to a computer. Also known as a
logical device or array.
M
managed system
A computer or server in a storage space that's being managed by Adaptec Storage Manager.
MB
MegaByte. Depending on context, 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 bytes. Also 1000 KB.
mirroring
Data protection that duplicates all data from one drive onto a second drive. See also RAID.
N
Notification Manager
A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager that broadcasts event messages to selected managed systems.
P
parity
A form of data protection used by some RAID levels to re-create the data of a failed disk drive in a logical
drive. See also RAID.
partition
Divides the space of a disk drive into isolated sections.
port
A connection point to a controller, disk drive, expander, enclosure, or other device.