Glossary - Adaptec 2110S User Manual

Glossary

A
array
Two or more physical drives grouped together to appear as a single
device (logical drive) to the user. Also known as a container. See also
mirror set (RAID 1); multilevel array; RAID 5 set; stripe set (RAID
0); stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1); stripe set of RAID 5 sets
(RAID 0/5); volume set.
B
bus
See channel.
C
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. They are numbered in Storage
Manager Pro starting with number 0. Also known as a bus. See also
LUN; SCSI ID.
chunk
A contiguous set of data written onto a single disk when a stripe set,
RAID 5 set, or stripe set of mirror sets distributes, or stripes, data
across its respective disks. See also RAID 5 set; stripe set (RAID 0);
stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1).
chunk size
.
See stripe size
container
See array.
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