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Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this Guide
Chapter/Appendix
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. Managing an
Enclosure
12. 3DM 2 Reference
13. Troubleshooting
A. Glossary
B. Software Installation
C. Compliance and
Conformity Statements
3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
Description
Provides a summary of the process you should follow
to get started using your 3ware RAID controller.
Provides step-by-step instructions for configuring
RAID units in the BIOS (3BM) 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, FreeBSD,
and VMware.
Describes the basics of using 3BM.
Describes the basics of using 3DM. Also includes
information about installing and uninstalling 3DM, and
how to start the 3DM process manually, if required.
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 hot spares,
change existing configurations, move units from one
controller to another, 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 and firmware.
Also includes information about checking battery
status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit).
Describes how to view details about an enclosure,
check the status of enclosure components, and locate
specific enclosure components by blinking an
associated LED.
Describes the features and functions on each of the
pages in 3DM.
Provides common problems and solutions, and
explains error messages.
Includes definitions for terms used throughout this
guide.
Provides instructions for installing software
management tools (3DM 2 and CLI) and
documentation.
Provides compliance and conformity statement.