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