The Ibm Documentation Cd; Hardware And Software Requirements; Using The Documentation Browser - IBM Power PS700 Installation And User Manual

Additional documents might be included in the online information center and on the IBM BladeCenter
Documentation CD.
The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the
blade server. 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 blade server.
Review the online information or the Planning Guide and the Installation Guide for your IBM BladeCenter
unit. The information can help you prepare for system installation and configuration. The most current
version of each document is available in the BladeCenter information center.

The IBM Documentation CD

You can run the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD on any personal computer that meets the hardware
and software requirements.
The IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server in Portable
Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information
quickly.

Hardware and software requirements

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

Using the Documentation Browser

Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the
documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
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.
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
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
e:\win32.bat
where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.
– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive; then, run the following
command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
Select the blade server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the documents for
the blade server. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+) indicates each folder or document
that has additional documents under it. Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.
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