3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Manual page 8

Table 1: Chapters in this Guide
Chapter
1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. First-Time RAID Configuration
Using 3BM
4. Driver Installation
5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)
6. 3ware Disk Manager 2
(3DM 2)
7. Configuring Your Controller
8. Configuring Units
9. Maintaining Units
10. Maintaining Your Controller
11. Troubleshooting
A. Glossary
B. Compliance and Conformity
Statements
C. Warranty, Technical Support,
and Service
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Description
Provides an overview of product features for
the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Includes
system requirements and an introduction to
RAID concepts and levels.
Provides a summary of the steps required to
install and set up your 3ware RAID controller.
Provides step-by-step instructions for
configuring RAID units if you have just installed
the controller.
Describes how to install drivers for the 3ware
controller if you have just installed and
configured it. Includes information for Windows,
Linux, and FreeBSD.
Describes the basics of using 3BM.
Describes the basics of using 3DM and
includes a reference of all the 3DM pages.
Describes how to view details about the
controller, check its status, and change
configuration settings that affect the controller
and all associated drives.
Describes how to configure new units and
spares, change existing configurations, and set
unit policies.
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.
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).
Provides common problems and solutions, and
explains error messages.
Includes definitions for terms used throughout
this guide.
Provides compliance and conformity statement.
Provides warranty information and tells you
how to contact technical support.
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