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MAID

ALSO CALLED: Array, Storage Arrays, Arrays, Massive Array of Idle Disks, and Disk Arrays
DEFINITION: MAID (massive array of idle disks) is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time. This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives. A MAID can have hundreds, or even thousands,  … 
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Creating a Report with APTARE Storage Console
sponsored by APTARE
SOFTWARE DEMO: APTARE StorageConsole provides a web-based consolidated and centralized management interface for reporting and managing your backup and recovery environment.
Posted: 16 Apr 2008 | Published: 16 Apr 2008
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Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 2410SA Firmware Version 7244
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 2410SA is a completely new firmware for Adaptec Raid cards that is a more stable and robust version than those previous. It will improve the length of time required to build an array and there have been performance enhancements.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 05 May 2004
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Adaptec Serial ATA Raid 1210SA Driver for Windows 2000, XP & 2003
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:Adaptec Serial ATA 1210SA driver file for Windows 2000, XP & 2003. This driver was designed to resolve the known issue with Hitachi hard drives and time out errors.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 15 Jun 2004
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Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 2810SA Firmware Version 7244
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:This is a completely new firmware for Adaptec Raid cards that is a more stable and robust version than those previous. It will improve the length of time required to build an array and there have been performance enhancements also.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 05 May 2004
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Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 21610SA Firmware Version 7244
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:This is a completely new firmware for Adaptec Raid cards that is a more stable and robust version than those previous. It will improve the length of time required to build an array and there have been performance enhancements also.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 05 May 2004
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Adaptec Spheras Storage Director Ver. 2.1 for Red Hat Linux 7 and 8
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:Adaptec Spheras Storage Director version 2.1 for Red Hat 7 and 8 x86. GUI interface used to configure and manage the storage devices connected to your Adaptec SANbloc 2Gb RAID storage subsystems.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 29 Jan 2004
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Adaptec Spheras Storage Director Ver. 2.1 for Solaris 8 and 9
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:Adaptec Spheras Storage Director version 2.1 for Solaris 8 and 9 SPARC platform. GUI interface used to configure and manage the storage devices connected to your Adaptec SANbloc 2Gb storage subsystems.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 29 Jan 2004
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Adaptec Spheras Storage Director Ver. 2.1 for Windows
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:Adaptec Spheras Storage Director version 2.1 for Windows NT/2000/XP. GUI interface used to configure and manage the storage devices connected to your Adaptec SANbloc 2Gb RAID storage subsystems.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 29 Jan 2004
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SANbloc™ 2Gb RAID
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
SOFTWARE DEMO:The 2Gb SANbloc RAID is designed for maximum availability, with redundant, hot-swappable RAID controllers with dual host ports, power supplies, power connections, advanced cooling modules, port bypass circuitry and environmental monitoring.
Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
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MAID DEFINITION (continued): …  of individual drives, and offers mass storage at a cost per terabyte roughly equivalent to that of tape. MAID technology is offered as an option to high-volume tape libraries.

A MAID is usually constructed with low-cost Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives, which have shorter mean time between failures (MTBF) ratings than more expensive drives. In MAID technology, every drive is periodically tested. If a drive shows signs of failure, … 
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