AMCC 9000 User Manual
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About this Guide
This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID
controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your
operating system—Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE
Linux, or FreeBSD.
controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your
operating system—Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE
Linux, or FreeBSD.
For more complete information about managing and using arrays
connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series
Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.
connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series
Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.
You may also want to refer to the Knowledgebase available at the
3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/
3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/
Conventions Used in This Guide
The following conventions are used throughout this guide:
3BM refers to the 3ware BIOS Manager
3DM refers to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2.
Unit refers to one or more disks configured through 3ware
software to be treated by the operating system as a single drive.
Also known as an array. Array and unit are used
interchangeably throughout this manual.
software to be treated by the operating system as a single drive.
Also known as an array. Array and unit are used
interchangeably throughout this manual.
Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on
the screen.
the screen.
Monospace font
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type.