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German: Brandabschnitt

English translation: (RAID) partition







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German term or phrase:Brandabschnitt
English translation:(RAID) partition
Entered by:Regina Landeck
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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks
German term or phrase: Brandabschnitt
Im Computerbereich (SAN)/ Kontext:
"Spiegelung der Daten über 2 Brandabschnitte hinweg"
und
"bei Zerstörung der Festplatten in einem Brandabschnitt kann ohne Verzögerung auf dei Datenbestände der Festplatten im 2. Brandabschnitt zugegriffen werden."
Regina Landeck
Canada
RAID partition
Explanation:
On RAID systems, files are mirrored on two or more drives, allowing the contents to be recovered easily in the case of a failure.
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Nigel Hagger-Vaughan
United Kingdom
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Thanks for your help.
Regina
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2RAID partitionNigel Hagger-Vaughan
3fire sectorDavid Moore
3file area
margarete


  


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RAID partition

Explanation:
On RAID systems, files are mirrored on two or more drives, allowing the contents to be recovered easily in the case of a failure.


    Reference: http://www.techworthy.com/PCUpgrade/September2003/Setting-Up...
Nigel Hagger-Vaughan
United Kingdom
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Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for your help.
Regina

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Textklick: or just partition (?)
16 mins

agree advani44: I'd just say partition, but partition it's got to be!!!
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file area

Explanation:
I've seen "file area" in this context.

Please see page three of the two pdf files listed below:
German file
http://www.graudatastorage.de/bin.dlFile.php?KEY=PDF_IAF_D&L...
English file
http://www.graudatastorage.de/bin.dlFile.php?KEY=PDF_IAF_E&L...


margarete
United States
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fire sector

Explanation:
Surely they wouldn't be talking "destruction" of the hard disk if what they mean is ONLY destruction of the data???? I have a strong feeling this has to be taken literally.

David Moore
Germany
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