Glossary-1
Glossary
A
activity
See task.
ACU
Array Configuration Utility. Used to create, configure, and manage
arrays from the controller’s
BIOS or MS-DOS.
array
A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or
more partitions on one or more physical disks. Arrays are typically
used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I/O performance.
See also container, volume, spanned volume, and RAID signature.
Also known as a container.
array initialization
See initialize.
available space/partition
Unused space on an initialized disk from which logical devices
(arrays) are created. When an array is deleted, the space that it used
is returned to the available space pool.
B
background consistency check
Consistency check performed as a background process. See also
consistency check command.
bad partition
partition that is in an unknown state.