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Storage

RAID 1

A Mode RAID which duplicates data on two or more discs.

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RAID 10

One RAID combining mirrors and data distribution.

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RAID 5

One RAID with distributed parity generally tolerant of disk failure.

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RAID 6

One RAID dual parity usually tolerant of simultaneous failure of two discs.

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Storage Pool

A logical aggregation of physical disks or capacity from which volumes or storage spaces are allocated.

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Storage Tiering

A mechanism that automatically or manually places data on different storage classes based on activity or importance.

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Thick Provisioning Storage

A provisioning mode where virtual-volume capacity is physically reserved at creation time, fully or according to implementation.

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Throughput Storage

A storage concept used to transport, present, organize, or optimize blocks and data objects.

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World Wide Name (WWN)

A globally unique identifier, commonly 64 or 128 bits, used in Fibre Channel networks to identify ports and nodes.

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WWNN

A storage concept used to transport, present, organize, or optimize blocks and data objects.

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