3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Guide - Page 326

A Glossary • 3BM. The 3ware BIOS Manager, used on PC machines. The 3ware BIOS (Basic Input Output System) manager is a basic interface used to view, maintain, and manage 3ware controllers, disks, and units, without having to boot the operating system. 3BM is included with the controller and is updated when the controller firmware is upgraded. The latest firmware and code set is available for download from the 3ware web site: http:// www.3ware.com/support/ • 3DM 2. 3ware Disk Manager. The 3ware disk manager is a web-based graphical user interface that can be used to view, maintain, and manage 3ware controllers, disks, and units. It is available on the 3ware CD that came with your controller and can be downloaded from http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. • 3ware. Named after the 3 computer wares: hardware, software and firmware. A leading brand of high-performance, high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) and SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) RAID storage solutions. • 3ware Sidecar. An external enclosure (or chassis) for use with a 3ware RAID controller. The 3ware Sidecar can hold up to 4 drives. • A-Chip. AccelerATA chip. Automated data port to handle asynchronous ATA or SAS disk drive interface. • AMCC. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation provides the essential building blocks for the processing, moving and storing of information worldwide. • Array. One or more disk drives that appear to the operating system as a single unit. Within 3ware software (3BM and 3DM), arrays are typically referred to as units. • Array Roaming. The process of swapping out or adding in a configured unit without having to shut down the system. This is useful if you need to move the unit to another controller. • Auto Verify. A unit policy that automates the verify process. When enabled, it performs verifys based on the Verify Schedule. It has two modes, Advanced, which has up to seven scheduling slots per week, or Basic, which has one. 314 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1