How this User Guide is Organized
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How this User Guide is Organized
Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this Guide
Chapter/Appendix Description
1. Introduction Provides an overview of product features for the
3ware 9750 controller models. Includes system
requirements and an introduction to RAID concepts
and levels.
2. First-Time RAID
Configuration Using 3BM
Provides step-by-step instructions for configuring
RAID units in the BIOS (3BM) if you have just
installed the controller.
Mac users skip this chapter, 3BM instructions only.
3. Getting Started Provides a summary of the process you should
follow to get started using your 3ware RAID
controller.
4. 3ware BIOS Manager
(3BM)
Describes the basics of using 3BM.
Mac users skip this chapter.
5. 3ware Disk Manager
(3DM2)
Describes the basics of using 3DM2. Also includes
information about installing and uninstalling 3DM2,
and how to start the 3DM2 process manually, if
required.
6. 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.
7. Configuring Units Describes how to configure new units and hot
spares, change existing configurations, move units
from one controller to another, and set unit policies.
8. 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.
9. Maintaining Your
Controller
Describes how to update the driver and firmware.
Also includes information about checking battery
status on a battery backup unit (BBU).
10. Enclosure Management Describes how to view details about an enclosure,
check the status of enclosure components, and
locate specific enclosure components by blinking an
associated LED.
11. 3DM2 Reference Describes the features and functions on each of the
pages in 3DM2.
12. Troubleshooting Provides common problems and solutions, and
explains error messages.
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