LSI 25083 Host adapter, Board, Hot spare, Internal SAS, Device, Main memory, PCI Express

host	The computer system in which a RAID controller is installed. It uses the
	RAID controller to transfer information to and from devices attached to
	the SCSI bus.
host adapter	A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a device connection to
board	the computer system.
hot spare	An idle, powered on, standby drive that is ready for immediate use in
	case of drive failure. A hot spare does not contain any user data. A hot
	spare can be dedicated to a single redundant array or it can be part of
	the global hot-spare pool for all arrays managed by the controller.
	When a drive fails, the controller firmware automatically replaces and
	rebuilds the data from the failed drive to the hot spare. Data can be
	rebuilt only from virtual drives with redundancy (RAID levels 1, 5, 6, 10,
	50, and 60; not RAID level 0), and the hot spare must have sufficient
	capacity.
internal SAS	A SAS device installed inside the computer cabinet. These devices are
device	connected by using a shielded cable.
main memory	The part of computer memory that is directly accessible by the CPU
	(usually synonymous with RAM).
NVRAM	Acronym for nonvolatile random access memory. An EEPROM
	(electronically erasable read-only memory) chip that stores configuration
	information. Refer to EEPROM.
PCI	Acronym for peripheral component interconnect. A high-performance,
	local bus specification that allows the connection of devices directly to
	computer memory. The PCI Local Bus allows transparent upgrades from
	32-bit data path at 33 MHz to 64-bit data path at 33 MHz, and from 32-bit
	data path at 66 MHz to 64-bit data path at 66 MHz.
PCI Express	Acronym for peripheral component interconnect Express. A high-
	performance, local bus specification that allows the connection of devices
	directly to computer memory. PCI Express is a two-way, serial connection
	that transfers data on two pairs of point-to-point data lines. PCI Express
	goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as a unifying I/O
	architecture for various systems: desktops, workstations, mobile, server,
	communications, and embedded devices.

A-2	Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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