Glossary
A
Adaptec Storage Manager agent
Runs in the background on your computer, monitoring and managing
event notifications, tasks schedules, and other on-going processes in
your storage space. It requires no user intervention and includes no
user inte rface.
available space
Space on a disk driv e that is not being used by a logical drive. When a
logical drive is deleted, its space beco mes availab le. See also logical driv e.
B
background consistency check
A controller function that continually and automatically verifies your
logical drives once they’re in use.
bootable-CD mode
A way of running Adaptec Storage Manager, where the application is
not installed but is run directly from a CD.
C
cache
A temporary, fast storage area that holds data from a slower storage
device for quick access. Cache storage is normally transparent to the
accessing device.