AMCC 720-0138-00 manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

About this User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

How this User Guide is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Chapter 1. Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller . . . . . . . . .1 Chapter 2. Introducing the 3ware® 9590SE-4ME RAID Controller . . . . .4

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 RAID Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Available RAID Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Determining What RAID Level to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 3. 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Browser Requirements for 3DM	. . . . .15
Installing 3DM	. . . . .15
Uninstalling 3DM on the Macintosh	. . . . .16
Starting 3DM and Logging In	. . . . .16
Logging In to the 3DM Web Application	. . . . .17
Starting and Stopping the 3DM Process Manually on the Macintosh	. . . . .18
Viewing 3DM Remotely Using a Web Browser	. . . . .19
Working with the 3DM Screens	. . . . .20
3DM Menus	. . . . .21
Viewing Information About Different Controllers	. . . . .22
Refreshing the Screen	. . . . .22
3DM Screens and What They're Used For	. . . . .22
Setting Up 3DM Preferences	. . . . .24
Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords	. . . . .25
Managing E-mail Event Notification	. . . . .25
Enabling and Disabling Remote Access	. . . . .26
Setting the Incoming Port #	. . . . .27
Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes	. . . . .27

Chapter 4. Configuring Your Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Viewing Information About a Controller	28
Viewing Controller Policies	30
About Controller Policies	31
Setting the Auto Rebuild Policy	31
Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support	32
Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving	33

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