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RAID EzAssist User’s Manual
I/O
Input/output, the transmission of information between an external source and
the computer.
I/O bottleneck
Any resource in the I/O path whose performance limits the performance of a
storage or I/O system
I/O Bus
Any path used for the transfer of data and control information between I/O
adapters and storage controllers or storage devices.
I/O intensive
An application whose performance depends strongly on the performance of
the I/O system.
I/Os per second
Number of I/O transactions per second
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Intelligent Input/Output
Immediate RAID Availability
See Background Initialization
Internal RAID Controller
A controller circuit board that resides inside a computer or server. An
internal RAID controller resides on a bus, such as the PCI bus. Examples of
internal RAID controllers include Mylex AcceleRAID and eXtremeRAID
families.
