Glossary
A
Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
Runs in the background on your system, monitoring and managing event notifications, tasks schedules,
and other on-going processes in your storage space. It requires no user intervention and includes no user
interface.
available space
Space on a disk drive that is not being used by a logical drive. When a logical drive is deleted, its space
becomes available.
See also
logical drive
.
B
bad stripe
A stripe-level failure in a RAID array. Instead of taking the entire logical drive off-line, only the data within
the stripe becomes unavailable. A bad stripe entry is made in the Bad Stripe Table, which becomes part of
the array and logical drive configuration.
background consistency check
A controller function that continually and automatically verifies your logical drives once they’re in use.
bootable-CD mode
A way of running Adaptec Storage Manager, where the application is not installed but is run directly from a
CD.
C
cache
A temporary, fast storage area that holds data from a slower storage device for quick access. Cache storage
is normally transparent to the accessing device.
channel
Any path used for the transfer of data and the control of information between disk drives and a RAID
controller.
controller
A hardware device that interprets signals between a host and a disk drive. Also known as an adapter or card.
See also
I/O
.
