vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Table 1: Chapters in this Guide
Chapter Description
1. Introduction Provides an overview of product features for
the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Includes
system requirements and an introduction to
RAID concepts and levels.
2. Getting Started Provides a summary of the steps required to
install and set up your 3ware RAID controller.
3. First-Time RAID Configuration
Using 3BM
Provides step-by-step instructions for
configuring RAID units if you have just installed
the controller.
4. Driver Installation Describes how to install drivers for the 3ware
controller if you have just installed and
configured it. Includes information for Windows,
Linux, and FreeBSD.
5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Describes the basics of using 3BM.
6. 3ware Disk Manager 2
(3DM 2)
Describes the basics of using 3DM and
includes a reference of all the 3DM pages.
7. Configuring Your Controller Describes how to view details about the
controller, check its status, and change
configuration settings that affect the controller
and all associated drives.
8. Configuring Units Describes how to configure new units and
spares, change existing configurations, and set
unit policies.
9. Maintaining Units Describes how to check unit and drive status,
review alarms and errors, schedule background
maintenance tasks, and manually start them,
when necessary or desirable. Includes
explanations of initialization, verify, rebuild, and
self-tests.
10. Maintaining Your Controller Describes how to update the driver, move a unit
from one controller to another, and replace an
existing 3ware controller with a new one. Also
includes information about checking battery
status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit).
11. Troubleshooting Provides common problems and solutions, and
explains error messages.
A. Glossary Includes definitions for terms used throughout
this guide.
B. Compliance and Conformity
Statements
Provides compliance and conformity statement.
C. Warranty, Technical Support,
and Service
Provides warranty information and tells you
how to contact technical support.
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