AMCC 720-0138-00 manual About this User Guide, How this User Guide is Organized

About this User Guide

This document, 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide for the Power Mac G5, provides instructions for configuring and maintaining RAID units on your 3ware 9590SE-4ME RAID controller.

This guide assumes that you have already installed your controller in your system and connected it to your 3ware® Sidecar external enclosure. If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that came with your controller. If you do not have the printed copy, a PDF of the installation guide is available on your 3ware CD, or you can download it from: http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that there are different installation guides for different 3ware RAID controller models. The 9590SE- 4ME is part of the 3ware Sidecar Kit.)

There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same configuration and maintenance tasks for your 3ware RAID controller. This manual includes instructions for performing tasks using 3ware Disk Manager 2, referred to as 3DM 2. You can also perform many tasks at the command line, using 3ware’s Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI is described in a separate manual: 3ware Serial ATA Controller CLI Guide for the Power Mac G5. Information from both the Users Guide and the CLI Guide are also available in the 3ware HTML Bookshelf, available in the 3ware Documentation folder and on your 3ware CD.

How this User Guide is Organized

Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this User Guide

Chapter/Appendix		Description
1.	Getting Started with	Provides a summary of the process you should follow to get started using your
	Your 3ware RAID	3ware RAID controller.
	Controller
2. Introducing the 3ware		Provides an overview of the 3ware 9590SE-4ME RAID controller features. Includes
	9590SE-4ME RAID	system requirements and an introduction to RAID concepts and levels.
	Controller
3.	3ware Disk Manager	Describes the basics of using 3DM. Also includes information about installing and
	(3DM 2) Introduction	uninstalling 3DM, and how to start the 3DM process manually, if required.
4.	Configuring Your	Describes how to view details about the controller, check its status, and change
	Controller	configuration settings that affect the controller and all associated drives.

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