Basic Steps for Creating a Unit
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To launch 3BM
1
Power up or reboot your system.
While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 8.
Figure 8. 3ware BIOS Screen
2
Press
Alt-3
immediately
to bring up the
3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)
.
Normally your 3ware configuration remains on-screen for just a few
seconds. However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the
problem and remains on your screen longer.
3
If you have more than one 9000-series controller in your system, a screen
lists the available boards. (See Figure 9.) In this case, highlight the board
with which you want to work and press
Enter
.
Figure 9. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen
You see a screen similar to Figure 10, warning you that changing your
disk array configuration may overwrite data on the disks.
----Press <Alt-3> to access 3ware BIOS Manager ----
3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12
BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX
BBU Status: Not Present
Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot spare: 0, offline units:0
Exportable Units:
3drive 64K RAID5 558.77GB (PrimaryRAID5)
Port0 Maxtor 7B300S0 279.48 GB
Port1 Maxtor 7B300S0 279.48 GB
Port2 Maxtor 7B300S0 279.48 GB
