Specifications

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Compaq HSG80 Array Controller ACS Version 8.4 Configuration and CLI Reference Guide
maintenance
terminal
An EIA-423-compatible terminal used with the controller. This terminal is 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.”
mirroring The act of creating an exact copy or image of data.
mirrorset
See RAID level 1.
MIST Module Integrity Self-Test.
N_port A port attached to a node for use with point-to-point topology or fabric topology.
NL_port A port attached to a node for use in all three topologies.
network A data communication, a configuration in which two or more terminals or devices
are connected to enable information transfer.
node In data communications, the point at which one or more functional units connect
transmission lines.
Non-L_Port A Node of Fabric port that is not capable of performing the Arbitrated Loop
functions and protocols. N_Ports and F_Ports loop-capable ports.
non-participating
mode
A mode within an L_Port that inhibits the port from participating in loop activities.
L_Ports in this mode continue to retransmit received transmission words but are