3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 241

A Glossary „ 3BM 2. 3ware BIOS Manager. 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 flash-upgraded. For 9550SX controllers, it is included in the tw_update utility. 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 for download from ww.3ware.com/downloads. „ 3ware. Named after the 3 computer wares: hardware, software and firmware. A leading brand of high-performance, high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) RAID storage solutions. „ A-Chip. AccerATA chip. Automated data port to handle asynchronous ATA 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. „ Background rebuild rate. The rate at which a particular controller initializes, rebuilds, and verifies redundant units (RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50). „ CLI. Command Line Interface. The 3ware CLI is a text program, rather than a GUI (graphical user interface), for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. It has the same functionality as 3DM, and can be used to view, maintain, and manage 3ware controllers, disks, and units. www.3ware.com 231