RAID Technology Overview - September 2007

Redundant Array
of Independent
Disks (RAID)
A form of fault-tolerant storage control. See Chapter 1: “Introduction to RAID Technology”
(page 11).
Self-Monitoring,
Analysis, and
Reporting
Technology
(S.M.A.R.T.)
Technology co-developed by HP and the physical disk industry that provides warning of
imminent disk failure. The self-monitoring routines are customized for each specific disk type
and have direct access to internal performance, calibration, and error measurements.
spare See online spare.
striping See data striping.
surface analysis See Auto-Reliability Monitoring.
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