Document Outline

• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• About this User Guide
  • How this User Guide is Organized
  • Conventions
  • Screenshots
• Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller
  • Physically Install the Controller and Drives
  • Install the 3ware Driver and Disk Management Software
  • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives
  • Set Up Management and Maintenance Features
  • Initial Settings for Policies and Background Tasks
• Introducing the 3ware® 9590SE-4ME RAID Controller
  • System Requirements
  • Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
    • RAID Concepts
    • Available RAID Configurations
      • RAID 0
      • RAID 1
      • RAID 5
      • RAID 10
      • Single Disk
      • Hot Spare
    • Determining What RAID Level to Use
      • Using Drive Capacity Efficiently
  • 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management
  • Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features
• 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction
  • Browser Requirements for 3DM
  • Installing 3DM
  • Uninstalling 3DM on the Macintosh
  • Starting 3DM and Logging In
    • Logging In to the 3DM Web Application
    • Starting and Stopping the 3DM Process Manually on the Macintosh
    • Viewing 3DM Remotely Using a Web Browser
  • Working with the 3DM Screens
    • 3DM Menus
    • Viewing Information About Different Controllers
    • Refreshing the Screen
    • 3DM Screens and What They're Used For
  • Setting Up 3DM Preferences
    • Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords
    • Managing E-mail Event Notification
    • Enabling and Disabling Remote Access
    • Setting the Incoming Port #
    • Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes
• Configuring Your Controller
  • Viewing Information About a Controller
  • Viewing Controller Policies
  • About Controller Policies
  • Setting the Auto Rebuild Policy
  • Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support
  • Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving
• Configuring Units
  • Configuring a New Unit
    • Configuration Options When Creating a Unit
      • Drives to be included in the unit
      • Type of configuration (RAID Level)
      • Name of the unit (optional)
      • Stripe size, if appropriate for the RAID level
      • Unit policies
    • Creating a Unit
    • Initializing (Formatting) and Partitioning Units
  • Creating a Hot Spare
  • Naming a Unit
  • Setting Unit Policies
    • Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache
    • Setting Auto Verify for a Unit
    • Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild
    • Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit
    • Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit
      • About StorSave Profile Levels
      • Setting the StorSave Profile through 3DM
  • Changing An Existing Configuration
    • RAID Level Migration (RLM) Overview
    • Changing RAID Level
    • Expanding Unit Capacity
    • Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration
  • Deleting a Unit
  • Removing a Unit
  • Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
  • Adding a Drive
  • Removing a Drive
  • Rescanning the Controller
• Maintaining Units
  • Checking Unit and Drive Status
    • Enclosure LED Status Indicators
    • Unit Statuses
    • Drive Statuses
  • About Degraded Units
  • About Inoperable Units
  • Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
    • Viewing Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
    • Downloading an Error Log
    • Viewing SMART Data About a Drive
  • Background Tasks
    • About Initialization
      • Initialization of Different RAID Types
      • Background Initialization After Power Failure
    • About Verification
      • What Verification Does
      • Verification of Non-Redundant Units
      • Verification of Redundant Units
      • How Errors Are Handled
    • Starting a Verify Manually
    • Rebuilding Units
    • Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive
    • Setting Background Task Rate
    • Background Task Prioritization
  • Scheduling Background Tasks
    • Scheduled Task Duration
    • Viewing Current Task Schedules
    • Turning On or Off Use of a Task Schedule
    • Removing a Task Schedule
    • Adding a New Task Schedule Slot
    • Selecting Self-tests to be Performed
  • Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED
• Maintaining Your Controller
  • Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver
  • Updating the Driver and Firmware
• 3DM 2 Reference
  • Controller Summary page
  • Controller Details page
  • Unit Information page
  • Unit Details page
  • Drive Information page
  • Drive Details window
    • Extra Drive Information
    • SMART Data
  • Controller Settings page
  • Scheduling page
    • Task Schedules
    • Self-test Schedules
  • Maintenance page
    • Drive Information
    • Maintenance Task Buttons
    • Create Unit
  • Alarms page
  • Battery Backup page
  • Enclosure Summary page
  • Enclosure Details page
  • 3DM 2 Settings page
    • E-mail Notification
    • Password
    • Page Refresh
    • Remote Access
    • HTTP Settings
• Troubleshooting
  • Web Resources
  • Before Contacting Customer Support
  • Enclosure-Related Problems
  • Error and Notification Messages
    • Error and Notification Message Details
• Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Driver and Software Installation
  • Compliance and Conformity Statements
    • FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
    • European Community Conformity Statement
  • Warranty, Technical Support, and Service
    • Limited Warranty
    • Warranty Service and RMA Process
    • AMCC Technical Support and Services
    • Sales and ordering information
    • Feedback on this manual
• Index