HP Workstation xw8000 - Manual (Page 124)

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Glossary
top-level array
Upper array in a dual-level array. For example, the RAID 0 in a
RAID 10 is a top-level array.
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verify
Low-level check that a drive, logical device, or hot spare is good. In
a RAID 5, verify is a low-level check that data and parity is
consistent and logs errors and, optionally, corrects errors in parity.
In a RAID 1, verify is a low-level check that contents of both
members segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors
while assuming that the master drive is correct. For a drive (and
hot spare) verify performs a low-level check that the whole drive
can be read.
virtual device order
See logical device order .
visible array
Array (logical device) that is visible to the operating system and to
users. Also know as
top-level array . Contrast with second-level array .
volume
See simple volume , spanned volume , RAID volume .
volume set of mirror sets
See RAID volume .
volume set of RAID 5
See RAID volume .
volume set of stripe sets
See RAID volume .
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