Supported Operating Systems
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You can use the CLI to view unit status and version information and perform
maintenance functions such as adding or removing drives. 3ware CLI also
includes advanced features for creating and deleting RAID units online.
For a summary of what you can do using the CLI, see “Common Tasks
Mapped to CLI Commands” on page 20.
Supported Operating Systems
The 3ware CLI is supported under the following operating systems:
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Mac OS X
10.4.6 or later, running in a Mac Pro or Power Mac® G5
(PowerPC-based) with PCI Express®
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Windows®.
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003,
both 32-bit and 64-bit.
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Linux®
.
Redhat, SuSE, both 32-bit and 64-bit.
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FreeBSD®
, both 32-bit and 64-bit.
For specific versions of Linux and FreeBSD that are supported for the 3ware
CLI, see the Release Notes.
Terminology
3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide
uses the following
terminology:
Logical Units.
Usually shortened to “units.” These are block devices
presented to the operating system. A logical unit can be a one-tier, two-tier, or
three-tier arrangement. JBOD, Spare, and Single logical units are examples of
one-tier units. RAID 1 and RAID 5 are examples of two-tier units and as such
will have sub-units. RAID 10 and RAID 50 are examples of three-tier units
and as such will have sub-sub-units.
Port.
A controller has one or many ports (typically 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24). Each
port can be attached to a single disk drive. On a controller such as the
9590SE-4ME, with a multilane serial port connector, one connector supports
four ports.
For additional information about 3ware controller concepts and terminology,
see the user guide that came with your 3ware RAID controller or the user
guide portions of the 3ware HTML Bookshelf.
