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Glossary
enclosure ID
Enclosures that are controlled by a SAF-TE processor are identified
by an enclosure ID. The enclosure ID consists of the channel (bus)
number, SCSI ID (also known as target ID), and LUN (Bus:ID:LUN).
For example, 1:04:0. See also channel; LUN; SCSI ID.
enclosure management device
See enclosure.
F
failover
Failover is the process by which the controller rebuilds data onto a
spare drive when a drive that is part of a redundant array fails.
file system
A layer of software that manages a collection of files within a
directory structure. Storage Manager Pro supports three types of file
systems on Windows NT/2000 systems: FAT, NTFS, and FAT32
(Windows 2000 only).
free space
The space on an initialized drive that is not being used by an array.
Arrays are created from free space. When an array is deleted, its
space is returned to free space. See also array.
H
hot-swapping
Removing a component from a system and installing a new
component while the power is on, the system is running, and
without pausing I/O.
J
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks. See volume set.
L
logical unit number
See LUN.
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