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14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide for the Power Mac G5
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3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager)
Introduction
3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) allows you to manage and view the status of
your 3ware RAID controller and associated drives.
There are two parts to 3DM: a process, that runs in the background on the
computer where you have installed your 3ware controller, and a web
application that can be used to access it. When the 3DM process is running,
you can use your browser to go to 3DM application pages, where you can
view status information about the controller and RAID units, create RAID
units, and perform other administrative and maintenance tasks locally or
remotely.
Two levels of access to 3DM are provided: user and administrator. Users have
view-only access, and can check the status of drives and units. Administrators
can view and make changes, using 3DM to configure RAID units and
designate hot spares, and to perform maintenance tasks on RAID units.
In this section, information is organized into the following topics:
• “Browser Requirements for 3DM” on page 15
• “Installing 3DM” on page 15
• “Starting 3DM and Logging In” on page 16
• “Working with the 3DM Screens” on page 20
• “Setting Up 3DM Preferences” on page 24
For details about the settings and fields on each of the 3DM 2 screens, see
“3DM 2 Reference” on page 85.
For additional information about managing and maintaining 3ware controllers
using 3DM, see the remaining chapters in this guide.
Note: 3DM 2 includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the
OpenSSL Toolkit ( http://www.openssl.org/ ).