Glossary
top-level array
Upper array in a dual-level array. For example, the RAID 0 in a RAID 10 is a top-level array.
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verify
Low-level check that a drive, logical device, or hot spare is good. In a RAID 5, verify is a low-level check that data and parity is consistent and logs errors and, optionally, corrects errors in parity. In a RAID 1, verify is a low-level check that contents of both members segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors while assuming that the master drive is correct. For a drive (and hot spare) verify performs a low-level check that the whole drive can be read.
virtual device order
See logical device order.
visible array
Array (logical device) that is visible to the operating system and to users. Also know as top-level array. Contrast with second-level array.
volume
See simple volume, spanned volume, RAID volume.
volume set of mirror sets
See RAID volume.
volume set of RAID 5
See RAID volume.
volume set of stripe sets
See RAID volume.
