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Installing the 3ware CLI on Linux and FreeBSD

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Chapter 1. Introduction to the 3ware Command Line Interface Installing the 3ware CLI on Linux and FreeBSD 3ware CLI can be installed or run directly from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version can be downloaded from the 3ware web site, http://www.3ware.com. To install 3ware CLI on Linux or FreeBSD Do one of the following: • If you are using a graphical user interface such as X Windows, insert and mount the 3ware CD. At the 3ware menu, click Install Software. If the 3ware menu does not appear automatically, open a command window and type ./autorun from the CD directory. Step through the pages of the installation wizard. On the 3ware Disk Management Tools screen, make sure that Command Line Interface (tw_cli) is selected. More detailed information about using this installer is supplied in Appendix B of 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. • If no GUI is installed, type ./autorun -console and select Install Software. More detailed information about using this installer is supplied in Appendix B of 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. • Or, copy the file tw_cli to the directory from which you want to run the program. CLI is located on the 3ware CD in /packages/cli/freebsd or /packages/cli/linux. Online manual pages are also available in nroff and html formats. These are located in /packages/cli/tw_cli.8.html or tw_cli.8.nroff. You will need to be root or have root privileges to install the CLI to /usr/sbin and to run the CLI. To install the CLI to a different location, change /usr/sbin/ to the desired location. Notes: The installation location needs to be in the environment path for root to execute the CLI without using complete paths (i.e., if installed to /usr/sbin/, you can type tw_cli on the command line, otherwise you will have to type the complete path: /home/user/tw_cli The 3ware CLI comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. If you are copying the file directly, be sure to copy the correct version for the version of the operating system you are using. 6 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide

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Chapter 1. Introduction to the 3ware Command Line Interface
6
3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide
Installing the 3ware CLI on Linux and FreeBSD
3ware CLI can be installed or run directly from the 3ware software CD, or the
latest version can be downloaded from the 3ware web site,
.
To install 3ware CLI on Linux or FreeBSD
Do one of the following:
•
If you are using a graphical user interface such as X Windows, insert and
mount the 3ware CD. At the 3ware menu, click
Install Software
. If the
3ware menu does not appear automatically, open a command window and
type ./autorun from the CD directory.
Step through the pages of the installation wizard. On the 3ware Disk
Management Tools screen, make sure that Command Line Interface
(tw_cli) is selected.
More detailed information about using this installer is supplied in
Appendix B of
3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
.
•
If no GUI is installed, type
./autorun -console
and select
Install
Software
.
More detailed information about using this installer is supplied in
Appendix B of
3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
.
•
Or, copy the file tw_cli to the directory from which you want to run the
program.
CLI is located on the 3ware CD in
/packages/cli/freebsd
or
/packages/cli/linux.
Online manual pages are also available in nroff and html formats. These
are located in
/packages/cli/tw_cli.8.html
or
tw_cli.8.nroff.
You will need to be root or have root privileges to install the CLI to
/usr/sbin
and to run the CLI.
To install the CLI to a different location, change
/usr/sbin/
to the
desired location.
Notes:
The installation location needs to be in the environment path for root to execute the
CLI without using complete paths (i.e., if installed to /usr/sbin/, you can type tw_cli
on the command line, otherwise you will have to type the complete path:
/home/user/tw_cli
The 3ware CLI comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. If you are copying the file
directly, be sure to copy the correct version for the version of the operating system
you are using.