Chapter 1. General Information; Related Publications - IBM eServer xSeries 455 Type 8855 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 1. General information

Your IBM Eserver
high-availability 64-bit database processing.
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 contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture
increase performance and reliability. For more information, see "What your server
offers" on page 4.
You can obtain up-to-date information about your server and other IBM server
products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.
For service, assistance, or additional information on the World Wide Web, see
Appendix A, "Getting help and technical assistance," on page 213.

Related publications

This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide contains
information to help you solve the problem yourself or to provide helpful information
to a service technician.
In addition to this Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide, the
following xSeries 455 Type 8855 documentation is provided with your server:
v Installation Guide
v Rack Installation Instructions
v Safety Book
v User's Guide
v Option Installation Guide
Depending on your server model, additional publications might be included on the
IBM xSeries Documentation CD.
1. Racks are marked in vertical increments of 1.75 inches each. Each increment is referred to as a unit, or "U." A one-U-high device
is 1.75 inches tall.
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xSeries 455 Type 8855 is a four U-high
This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions.
This printed publication contains the instructions to install your server in a rack.
This multilingual publication is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on
the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated versions of the caution
and danger statements that appear in the documentation for your server. Each
caution and danger statement has an assigned number, which you can use to
locate the corresponding statement in your native language.
This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It
contains general information about your server, including information about
features, how to configure your server, and how to get help.
This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It
contains instructions to install, remove, and connect optional devices supported
by your server.
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