Partition – Adaptec 48300 User Manual
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logical device
Volume comprised of space from one or more physical drives and
presented to the operating system as if it were a single storage unit.
low-level format
Process performed by the drive firmware that completely removes the
file system from the disk.
M
migration
See
mirrored array/mirroring
See
monitoring
Process of receiving, displaying, and logging system events.
multipartition array
Array with multiple operating systems or MS-DOS partitions.
O
offline array
Array that can no longer be accessed.
optimal
The state of an array when it is fully operational. For redundant arrays,
the entire array is protected.
P
partition
Contiguous area of a physical drive that makes up some or all of an
array. When an array is created, space is automatically converted into
partitions.
pathway
All links between two end devices.