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Glossary
stripe
Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array. A
striped array distributes data evenly across all members in equal-
sized sections called
stripes
.
stripe size
The amount of data in each section of a striped array.
striped array
See
T
task
An operation that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous
to all other operations; for example, initializing a disk or verifying an
array. Some tasks can take an extended period of time, particularly if
the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the
task is running.
V
verify
See
volume
See
