Compaq HSZ80 manual Mist

	GL–9
MB/s	Megabytes per second. Approximately one million (106) bytes per second.
maintenance	An EIA-423-compatible terminal used with the controller. This terminal is
terminal	used to identify the controller, enable host paths, enter configuration
	information, and check the controller’s status. The maintenance terminal is
	not required for normal operations. See also local terminal.
member	A container that is a storage element in a RAID array.
metadata	The data written to a disk for the purposes of controller administration.
	Metadata improves error detection and media defect management for the
	disk drive. It is also used to support storageset configuration and
	partitioning. Nontransportable disks also contain metadata to indicate they
	are uniquely configured for StorageWorks environments. Metadata can be
	thought of as “data about data.”

mirrored write-backA method of caching data that maintains two copies of the cached data. The

caching	copy is available if either cache module fails.
mirroring	The act of creating an exact copy or image of data.
mirrorset	See RAID level 1.
MIST	Module Integrity Self-Test.
network	A data communication, a configuration in which two or more terminals or
	devices are connected to enable information transfer.
nominal	The desired number of mirrorset members when the mirrorset is fully
membership	populated with active devices. If a member is removed from a mirrorset, the
	actual number of members may fall below the “nominal” membership.
nonredundant	(1) A single controller configuration. (2) A controller configuration that does
controller	not include a second controller.
configuration

Compaq HSZ80 Array Controller ACS Version 8.3 Configuration and CLI Reference Guide