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on different disks. RAID 0 distributes data evenly across its respective drives
in equal-sized sections called stripes. RAID 0 arrays are not redundant.
RAID 1
Single-level array consisting of two equal segments residing on two different
drives. Provides redundancy by storing identical copies on two drives. See
also mirrored array/mirroring.
RAID signature
The area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller.
RAID volume
Concatenates two or more arrays of the same type.
rebuild
Background regeneration of redundant data on a RAID 1.
redundant
The ability of an array to maintain operability when one or more hardware
failures occur. RAID 1 is redundant. In the event of a drive failure, redundant
arrays can be restored to normal operation by replacing the failed drive and
rebuilding the array.
rescan
Process of updating the current screen to show all currently available resources.
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Serial ATA (SATA)
A successor to ATA that uses a serial, instead of parallel, interface.
simple volume
A volume made up of disk space from a single disk. It can consist of a single
region on a disk or concatenated, multiple regions of the same disk.
single-level array
Array created from one or more segments. See also volume, spanned volume,
RAID 0, RAID 1.
snapshot
Instantaneous read-only copy of an array at a precise point in time.
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