
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. Getting Started Provides a summary of the process you should follow
to get started using your 3ware RAID controller.
3. 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.
4. Driver Installation Describes how to install drivers for the 3ware
controller if you have just installed and configured it.
Includes information for Windows
®
, and Linux
®
.
5. 3ware BIOS Manager
(3BM)
Describes the basics of using 3BM.
6. 3ware Disk Manager 2
(3DM 2)
Describes the basics of using 3DM. Also includes
information about installing and uninstalling 3DM, and
how to start the 3DM process manually, if required.
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 hot spares,
change existing configurations, move units from one
controller to another, 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 and firmware.
Also includes information about checking battery
status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit).
11. 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.
12. 3DM 2 Reference Describes the features and functions on each of the
pages in 3DM.
13. Troubleshooting Provides common problems and solutions, and
explains error messages.
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