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Compaq ProLiant 5000 Servers Reference Guide
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SMART
SCSI Managed Array Technology. This design
includes a 32-bit EISA-based array controller
with 4 megabytes of cache memory and two
Fast-SCSI-2 channels.
Striping
Data is “striped” or distributed across all the physical
drives in each logical drive. This data distribution
method optimizes performance under the selected
operating system.
Swap Area
A part of your disk that acts as an extension of your
physical memory (RAM). Programs (or parts of
programs) that are in active use but currently in a
waiting state can be shifted to this area (swapped
out) so that others can run in RAM. The swap space
must be large if there are many users or large
applications, such as databases.
System Partition
A special partition that you can create on the hard
drive by using the System Configuration Utility
during initial configuration of your server. This
partition can contain the Configuration Utility and
the Diagnostics Utility.
Termination
A feature that allows a signal from the SCSI channel
to the SCSI device to have a logical end so the signal
does not oscillate between the bus and the device.
Termination controls noise and signal reflection on
the lines.
