Dell PowerVault MD3200i Owner's Manual page 4

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules
4 Planning: MD3200i Series Storage
Array Terms and Concepts
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Contents
RAID Controller Modules
RAID Controller Module Connectors
and Features
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RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
Battery Backup Unit
Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
System Password Reset
Cache Functions and Features
Cache Mirroring
Write-Back Cache
Write-Through Cache
Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
Physical Disks
Physical Disk States
Self-Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology
Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
Virtual Disk States
RAID Levels
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RAID Level Usage
Segment Size
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Virtual Disk Operations
Virtual Disk Initialization
Background Initialization
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