Ibm Documentation Cd; Hardware And Software Requirements; Using The Documentation Browser - IBM Flex System p260 Installation And Service Manual

The compute node might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the
compute node. Occasional updates to the documentation might include information about those features,
or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the
documentation that comes with the compute node.
Review the IBM Flex System Information Center or the Planning Guide and the Installation Guide for your
IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis. The information can help you prepare for system installation and
configuration. The most current version of each document is available in the IBM Flex System
Information Center.
Related information:
IBM Flex System Information Center

IBM documentation CD

You can run the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Documentation CD on any personal computer that
meets the hardware and software requirements.
The CD contains documentation for your compute node in a PDF file and includes the IBM
documentation browser to help you find information quickly.

Hardware and software requirements

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software levels.
v Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
v 100 MHz Microprocessor
v 32 MB of RAM
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf viewer, which comes with Linux operating systems

Using the documentation browser

Use the documentation browser to browse the contents of the CD, to read brief descriptions of the
documents, and to view documents by using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf viewer.
About this task
The documentation browser automatically detects the regional settings in your system and displays the
documents in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the language for
that region, the English-language version is displayed.
To start the documentation browser, use one of the following procedures:
v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The documentation browser starts
automatically.
v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following procedures:
– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive and click
Start > Run. In the Open field, type the following string, where e is the drive letter of the CD or
DVD drive, and click OK:
e:\win32.bat
– If you are using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive, and then run
the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
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