Adaptec 48300 - Manual (Page 96)

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B
background consistency check
Consistency check performed as a background process.
bad partition
partition that is in an unknown state.
bootable array
Array configured as the boot device.
build
Background initialization of a redundant array. The array is accessible
throughout. RAID 1 copies the contents of the primary drive to a
secondary drive. See also
clear .
bus
See channel .
C
cache
Fast-access memory on the HostRAID controller that serves as
intermediate storage for data that is read from, or written to, drives.
capacity
Total usable space available in megabytes or gigabytes.
channel
Any path, or bus, used for the transfer of data between storage devices
and a HostRAID controller.
chunk
See stripe .
clear
Foreground initialization of a fault-tolerant array. A clear operation
zeros all blocks of the array. The array is not accessible until the clear
task is complete.