www.3ware.com 1About this CLI Guide3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide provides instructions forconfiguring and maintaining your 3ware controller using 3ware’s commandline interface (CLI).This guide assumes that you have already installed your 3ware RAIDcontroller in your system and set up your 3ware Sidecar, if you have one. Ifyou have not yet done so, see the installation guide that came with your 3wareRAID controller for instructions.AMCC makes a number of 3ware controller models, including 9000-series(9500S, 9550SX, 9590SE, and 9650SE), and earlier 7000/8000 series boards.The Command Syntax described in this document supports all of thoseboards, although not all commands are supported on every controller. When acommand is not supported for all controllers, the specific model numbers thatit applies to are indicated with the command.There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same configuration andmaintenance tasks for your 3ware controller. While this manual includesinstructions for performing tasks using the command line interface, you canalso use the following applications:• 3ware BIOS Manager (not applicable to Mac OS)• 3DM®2 (3ware Disk Manager)For details, see the user guide or the 3ware HTML Bookshelf.For Mac Users: The 3ware controllers used for the Apple® Mac Pro and thePower Mac® G5 are the 9650SE-4LPME and the 9590SE-4ME. For your Mac Proor Power Mac G5, the CLI commands that apply are those identified as 9000 seriesand those that are identified as 9650SE and 9590SE.RAID 50 requires six or more drives and RAID 6 requires five or more drives, sothese RAID types are not available using the 9650SE-4LPME or the 9590SE-4ME.Table 1: Sections in this CLI GuideChapter Description1. Introduction to 3wareCommand Line InterfaceInstallation, features, concepts2. CLI Syntax Reference Describes individual commands using theprimary syntax