Glossary ● 176partitionDivides the space of a disk drive into isolated sections.portA connection point to a controller, disk drive, expander, enclosure, or other device.RRAIDRedundant Array of Independent Disks. For more information on RAID and all supported RAID levels, seeSelecting the Best RAID Level on page 152.rapid fault isolationThe trail of yellow or red warning icons that leads from the high-level system view to the failed or failingcomponent.rebuildRe-create a logical drive after a disk drive failure.recurring taskA scheduled task, such as logical drive verification, that occurs on a regular basis. See also Task Manager,scheduled task.redundancyThe capability of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. See also mirroring, parity.remote systemIn Adaptec Storage Manager, all other systems in your storage space besides your local system are remotesystems. ‘Local’ and ‘remote’ are relative terms. See also local system.ROM Update wizardA program that updates the BIOS and firmware codes on the controller. See also firmware.SSANStorage Area Network. A storage architecture that connects servers and disk drives across a network forenhanced reliability, scalability, and performance.scheduled taskActivity, such as logical drive verification, that is set to be completed at a specified date and time. See alsorecurring task.segmentDisk drive space that has been assigned to a logical drive. A segment can include all or just a portion of adisk drive’s space.SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol.spareSee hot spare.storage spaceThe controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager.stripe sizeAmount of data written to one partition before the controller moves to the next partition in a stripe set.
