segment size

The amount of data, in kilobytes, that the  writes on a single physical disk in a  before writing data on the next physical disk. Data blocks store 512 bytes of data and are the smallest units of storage. The size of a segment determines how many data blocks it contains. For example, an 8K segment holds 16 data blocks, and a 64K segment holds 128 data blocks.

Important: In previous versions of this storage management software, the segment size was expressed in number of data blocks. It is now expressed in kilobytes.

When you create a virtual disk, the default segment size is a good choice for the expected virtual disk usage. The default segment size can be changed by selecting Virtual Disk >> Change >> Segment Size.

For more information, see Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk on the How To tab.