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installation in. Chapter 3, "First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM."
Additional information about configuration is also included in the later
chapters of this user guide.
If the operating system is already installed on another drive in your system,
you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM),
or through the Command Line Interface (CLI). If you want to use 3DM or the
CLI for configuration, go ahead and boot to the operating system, install the
driver and the 3DM 2 software, and then configure your units. You may want
to refer to the following information:
• Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction"
• Chapter 8, "Configuring Units"
• 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CD-
ROM, the 3ware HTML Bookshelf and from the website
www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp
Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware
of the New Drives
Instructions for installing drivers are available in "Driver Installation" on
page 30.
You will also find instructions for updating the driver under "Downloading
the Driver and Firmware" on page 165.
Set Up Management and Maintenance Features
3ware RAID controllers include a number of features to help you manage and
maintain the controller and your configured units. The default settings for
these features allow you to begin using your newly configured units right
away. You can review and change these features as a final step in your initial
setup, or you can make changes to them later, at your convenience. These
features include:
• Controller and unit policies, such as Auto Rebuild, Auto Verify, use of
write cache, use of queuing mode, selection of a StorSave profile, and
specifying how unconfigured disks (JBODs) are handled.
• Email notification of alarms and other events
• Schedules for when background tasks will be performed, to minimize the
impact on day-to-day performance during peak usage times. (Background
tasks include rebuild, verify, initialize, migrate, and self-test.)
Details about these features are described in this documentation. When you
first set up your controller, you may want to review these sections in
particular:
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