Related documentation
This Installation and User's Guide contains general information about the server,
including how to install supported options and how to configure the server. The
following documentation also comes with the server:
v Warranty and Support Information
v Safety Information
v Problem Determination and Service Guide
Depending on your BladeCenter product, additional documentation might be
included on the Documentation CD. In addition to the documentation in this library,
be sure to review the IBM BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide for your
BladeCenter unit for information to help you prepare for system installation and
configuration.
To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following
steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2. Under Search technical support, type 8850, and click Search.
The IBM Documentation CD
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your server in Portable
Document Format (PDF) 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:
v Microsoft
v 100 MHz microprocessor
v 32 MB of RAM
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Documentation CD.
It contains information about the terms of the warranty and about service and
assistance.
This document is in PDF on the 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.
This document is in PDF on the Documentation CD. It contains information to
help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service
technicians.
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
®
®
Windows
NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), or Windows 2000, or
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Red Hat
Linux
systems. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you can install it
when you run the Documentation Browser.
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Chapter 1. Introduction