About This Book; Who Should Use This Book; Conventions And Terminology; Publications And Related Information - IBM DS8882F Introduction And Planning Manual

About this book

This book describes how to plan for a new installation of the DS8882F Rack
Mounted storage system. It includes information about planning considerations,
customization guidance, and configuration.

Who should use this book

This book is intended for personnel that are involved in planning. Such personnel
include IT facilities managers, individuals responsible for power, cooling, wiring,
network, and general site environmental planning and setup.

Conventions and terminology

Different typefaces are used in this guide to show emphasis, and various notices
are used to highlight key information.
The following typefaces are used to show emphasis:
These notices are used to highlight key information:

Publications and related information

Product guides, other IBM
relates to the IBM DS8000
To view a PDF file, you need Adobe Reader. You can download it at no charge
from the Adobe website(get.adobe.com/reader/).
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2018
Typeface Description
Bold Text in bold represents menu items.
Text in bold monospace represents command names.
bold monospace
Italics Text in italics is used to emphasize a word. In command syntax, it
is used for variables for which you supply actual values, such as a
default directory or the name of a system.
Monospace Text in monospace identifies the data or commands that you type,
samples of command output, examples of program code or
messages from the system, or names of command flags,
parameters, arguments, and name-value pairs.
Notice Description
Note These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
Important These notices provide information or advice that might help you
avoid inconvenient or difficult situations.
Attention These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
data. An attention notice is placed before the instruction or
situation in which damage can occur.
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