User guide
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- About this User Guide
- Introducing the 3ware® SATA RAID Controller
- Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller
- First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM
- Driver Installation
- Driver Installation Under Windows
- Driver Installation Under Linux
- Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers
- Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core 5
- Materials required
- Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette
- Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing Red Hat Linux on a New Unit
- Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat or Fedora Core Linux System that Boots From a Different Device
- About Variables In the Kernel Driver Module Installation Instructions
- Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux
- Compiling a 3ware Driver for Linux
- Driver Installation Under FreeBSD
- 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) Introduction
- 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction
- Configuring Your Controller
- Configuring Units
- Configuring a New Unit
- Creating a Hot Spare
- Naming a Unit
- Setting Unit Policies
- Changing An Existing Configuration by Migrating
- Deleting a Unit
- Removing a Unit
- Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
- Adding a Drive
- Removing a Drive
- Rescanning the Controller
- Maintaining Units
- Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM
- About Degraded Units
- About Inoperable Units
- Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
- Background Tasks
- Scheduling Background Tasks
- Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED
- Maintaining Your Controller
- Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver
- Updating the Firmware and Driver
- Downloading the Driver and Firmware
- Updating the Firmware Through 3DM 2
- Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows
- Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers
- Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP
- Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat or Fedora Core
- Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE
- Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD
- Updating the Firmware Under Linux and FreeBSD
- Viewing Battery Information
- Testing Battery Capacity
- 3DM 2 Reference
- Troubleshooting
- Appendices
- Index
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D
Warranty, Technical Support,
and Service
This section is organized into the following topics:
• Limited Warranty
• Warranty Service and RMA Process
• AMCC Technical Support and Services
• Sales and ordering information
• Feedback on this manual
Limited Warranty
RAID Controller Hardware. 3-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants
this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of
thirty-six (36) months from the date of original purchase. AMCC, at no charge
and at its option, will repair or replace any part of this product which proves
defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials. Repair parts or
replacement products will be provided by AMCC on an exchange basis and
will be either new or refurbished to be functionally equivalent to new.
Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become the property of
AMCC.
3ware Sidecar Hardware. 1-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this
product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve
(12) months from the date of original purchase. AMCC, at no charge and at its
option, will repair or replace any part of this product which proves defective
by reason of improper workmanship or materials. Repair parts or replacement
products will be provided by AMCC on an exchange basis and will be either
new or refurbished to be functionally equivalent to new. Products or parts
replaced under this provision shall become the property of AMCC.
Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Hardware. 1-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC
warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a
period of twelve (12) months from the date of original purchase. AMCC, at no
charge and at its option, will repair or replace any part of this product which
proves defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials. Repair