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

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Viewing Information About a Controller

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Figure 36. Controller Summary Page

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To see more details about a particular controller, click the ID link for that
controller to display the Unit Information page.

To see information about a different controller in the 3DM pages

If you have more than one controller in the system, you can switch between
them by selecting the one you want from the

Select Controller

drop-down

list at the right of the menu bar. This drop-down is available on all pages that
provide controller-specific features.

When you select a different controller from this list, the page in view changes,
to reflect the details for the controller you selected.

To see information about a controller in 3BM (BIOS)

1

Power up or reboot your system.

2

While the system is starting, watch for a screen showing information
about the controller and units you want to work with.

When you have more than one controller installed, information about
each one will be shown, sequentially.

3

Press

Alt-3

to bring up the

3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)

.

4

Tab

to

Information

and press

Enter

.

Tip:

If you are managing controllers remotely, the list of controllers is

for the machine with the IP or URL you entered in the browser
address bar.

Note:

Throughout this documentation, the term current controller

is used to refer to

the controller currently selected in this drop-down list.

Note:

If you accidentally bypass display of the controller you want to

work with, press

Ctrl-Alt-Del

to restart your computer and try again