Supported Operating Systemswww.3ware.com 3You can use the CLI to view unit status and version information and performmaintenance functions such as adding or removing drives. 3ware CLI alsoincludes advanced features for creating and deleting RAID units online.For a summary of what you can do using the CLI, see “Common TasksMapped to CLI Commands” on page 20.Supported Operating SystemsThe 3ware CLI is supported under the following operating systems:• Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later, running in a Mac Pro or Power Mac® G5(PowerPC-based) with PCI Express®• Windows®. Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003,both 32-bit and 64-bit.• Linux®. Redhat, SuSE, both 32-bit and 64-bit.• FreeBSD®, both 32-bit and 64-bit.For specific versions of Linux and FreeBSD that are supported for the 3wareCLI, see the Release Notes.Terminology3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide uses the followingterminology:Logical Units. Usually shortened to “units.” These are block devicespresented to the operating system. A logical unit can be a one-tier, two-tier, orthree-tier arrangement. JBOD, Spare, and Single logical units are examples ofone-tier units. RAID 1 and RAID 5 are examples of two-tier units and as suchwill have sub-units. RAID 10 and RAID 50 are examples of three-tier unitsand as such will have sub-sub-units.Port. A controller has one or many ports (typically 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24). Eachport can be attached to a single disk drive. On a controller such as the9590SE-4ME, with a multilane serial port connector, one connector supportsfour ports.For additional information about 3ware controller concepts and terminology,see the user guide that came with your 3ware RAID controller or the userguide portions of the 3ware HTML Bookshelf.