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Hitachi MK-97DF8018-00 User Manual

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RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks, a disk array in which part of the

physical storage capacity is used to store redundant information about

user data stored on the remainder of the storage capacity. The

redundant information enables regeneration of user data in the event

that one of the array's member disks or the access path to it fails.

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

After a recovery operation, the RPO is the maximum desired time

period, prior to a disaster, in which changes to data may be lost. This

measure determines up to what point in time data should be recovered.

Data changes preceding the disaster are preserved by recovery.

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

The maximum desired time period allowed to bring one or more

applications, and associated data back to a correct operational state. It

defines the time frame within which specific business operations or data

must be restored to avoid any business disruption.

remote or target site

Maintains mirrored data from the primary site.

remote path

A route connecting identical ports on the local storage system and the

remote storage system. Two remote paths must be set up for each

storage system (one path for each of the two controllers built in the

storage system).

remote volume stem

In TrueCopy operations, the remote volume (R-VOL) is a volume

located in a different subsystem from the primary host subsystem.

resynchronization

Refers to the data copy operations performed between two volumes in

a pair to bring the volumes back into synchronization. The volumes in a

pair are synchronized when the data on the primary and secondary

volumes is identical.

RPO

See Recovery Point Objective.

RTO

See Recovery Time Objective.