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Installing the 3ware CLI on Mac OS X
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Installing the 3ware CLI on Mac OS X
3ware CLI can be installed from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version 
can be downloaded from the 3ware web site, 
 
To install 3ware CLI on Mac OS X
Run the installer and select CLI as the software to be installed.
Permissions Required to Run CLI
To run CLI, you can be logged onto the Power Mac G5 with one of the 
following sets of permissions:
Administrator
Root
You can also use SUDO to run CLI.
To start CLI
In a Terminal window, type
sudo ./tw_cli
If prompted, enter your password.
Working with 3ware CLI
You can work with the 3ware CLI in different ways:
Interactively, entering commands at the main prompt
As a series of single commands
By creating a script—an input file with multiple commands
The next few topics shows examples of these different methods. 
Examples shown in the CLI Syntax Reference chapter reflects the interactive 
method.