Chapter 1. Introduction; The Ibm Documentation Cd; Hardware And Software Requirements - IBM G8124 Installation Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

This Installation Guide provides information and instructions for installing and
removing the IBM
information about configuration and management of the switch, see the Command
Reference and the product release notes.
The RackSwitch G8124-E is a performance-enhanced switch with a faster
management processor for improved aggregation layer functionality. Both the
RackSwitch G8124 and G8124-E have identical Layer 2 and Layer 3 data plane
performance characteristics.
The RackSwitch G8124 contains twenty-four 10 Gb SFP+ ports and two RJ-45
management ports. The SFP+ ports can be populated with copper and fiber
transceivers.
If documentation updates are available, you can download them from
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/. The switch might have features that are not
described in the documentation that comes with the switch, and the documentation
might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or
technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not
included in the switch documentation.
To check for documentation updates,
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/and click Documentation.
2. In the Quick find field enter the name of your product and press Enter.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM website. Procedures for locating

The IBM Documentation CD

The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your switch in Portable
Document Format (PDF).
The Documentation CD includes the product installation guide, safety document and
the license machine access code document. The Environmental Notices CD
includes the Environmental Notices for the product. To access these documents:
v If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or DVD
v If you are using a Linux operating system, insert the CD into the CD or DVD

Hardware and software requirements

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and
software:
v Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows 2000, or Red
v 100 MHz microprocessor.
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System Networking RackSwitch
firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this
document.
drive and from My Computer, double click the CD or DVD drive and select the
installation guide that supports your product.
drive and run the following command from the mnt/cd directory, sh.linux.sh.
Select the installation guide that supports your product.
Hat Linux.
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G8124 and G8124-E. For
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