Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) - Manual (Page 73)

Starting 3BM
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3 Press Alt-3 immediately to bring up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) .
Normally your 3ware configuration remains on-screen for just a few
seconds. However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the
problem and remains on your screen longer.
4 If you plan to make changes to your configuration and need to backup
data before continuing, press
ESC and do so now. Otherwise, press any
key to continue.
If 3BM detects a degraded array, a red message box appears, to alert you
to the problem. For information about rebuilding a degraded array, see
“About Degraded Units” on page 151.
5 If you have more than one 9000-series controller in your system, a screen
lists the available boards (see Figure 27).
Figure 27. AMCC Boards Selection Screen
If you have more than 4 boards, you will only see four at first (only four
can be processed at a time). After you exit from 3BM, you will have an
opportunity to access the BIOS again, to access the remaining boards.
Highlight the board with which you want to work and press Enter .
Note: If you have a combination of 7000/8000-series and 9000-series controllers in
your system, the 7000/8000-series controllers are not listed on the selection screen
shown in Figure 27. Instead, an additional BIOS summary will appear for the 7000/
8000-series controller, similar to Figure 26. To access the BIOS utility for the 7000/
8000-series board, press
Alt-3 when the information for that controller appears.
Although similar to 3BM, some screens and features are different for the 7000/
8000-series. For detailed information, see the version of the 3ware Escalade ATA
RAID Controller User Guide that supports the 7000 and 8000 series controllers.
If you have two 9000 series controllers that have different versions of the BIOS
installed, they will also appear in different BIOS summaries, and will launch different
versions of 3BM.