Chapter 1. General Information; Related Publications - IBM 8836 - Eserver xSeries 306 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 1. General information

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networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient
memory management, flexibility, and large amounts of reliable data storage.
Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key
considerations in the design of your server. These design features make it possible
for you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today and provide
flexible expansion capabilities for the future.
Your server comes with a limited warranty. For more information about the terms of
your warranty, see the warranty appendix in the Installation Guide.
Your server contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture
increase performance and reliability. For more information, see "What the xSeries
306 server offers" on page 4 and "Reliability, availability, and serviceability features"
on page 5.
You can obtain up-to-date information about your server and other IBM server
products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.
For service or assistance information, see Appendix A, "Getting help and technical
assistance," on page 81.

Related publications

This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide is provided in PDF
on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains information to help you solve the
problem yourself or to provide useful information to a service technician.
In addition to this Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide, the
following xSeries 306 Type 1878, 8489 and 8836 documentation comes with your
server:
v Installation Guide
v Option Installation Guide
v Rack Installation Instructions
v Safety Information
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xSeries 306 Type 1878, 8489 and 8836 servers are ideally suited for
This printed document contains instructions for setting up the xSeries 306 server
and basic instructions for installing some options.
This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM xSeries
Documentation CD. It contains detailed instructions for installing, removing, and
connecting optional devices that the xSeries 306 server supports.
This printed document contains instructions for installing the xSeries 306 server
in a rack.
This document is in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains
translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and danger statement
that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the
corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.
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