Dell 6100 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 6

O
ther Documentation You May
Need
You may need to reference the following documentation
when performing the procedures in this guide:
•
The Dell PowerEdge 6100/200 System User's Guide,
which describes system features and technical speci-
fications, SCSI device drivers, the system setup
program, software support, and the system configu-
ration utility.
•
The Intel LANDesk Server Manager software,
which includes a CD containing the server manager
software and the following documents: LANDesk
Server Manager Setup Guide, LANDesk Server
Manager User's Guide, LANDesk Server Control
Installation and User's Guide, and LANDesk Server
Monitor Module Installation and User's Guide.
•
The Dell Hardware Instrumentation Package for
Intel LANDesk Server Manager User's Guide, which
provides installation and configuration procedures as
well as the alert messages issued by this server man-
agement software.
•
The Using the Dell Server Assistant CD document
provides instructions for using the Dell Server Assis-
tant CD.
You may also have one or more of the following
documents:
•
The Dell PowerEdge 4100 and 6100 Systems Rack
Kit Installation Guide, which provides detailed
instructions for installing the system in a rack.
•
The following documents accompany the Dell Pow-
erEdge Expandable RAID Controller: Dell
PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller User's
Guide, Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Control-
ler Client User's Guide, Dell PowerEdge
Expandable RAID Controller General Alert Server
User's Guide, and Dell PowerEdge Expandable
RAID Controller Battery Backup Module User's
Guide.
•
Operating system documentation is included with
the system if you ordered the operating system soft-
ware from Dell. This documentation describes how
to install (if necessary), configure, and use the oper-
ating system software.
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Documentation is included with any options you
purchase separately from the system, such as the
Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host
adapter. This documentation includes information
that you need to configure and install these options
in the Dell computer. Installation instructions for the
options are included in the system documentation.
•
Technical information files—sometimes called
"readme" files—may be installed on the hard-disk
drive to provide last-minute updates about technical
changes to the system or advanced technical refer-
ence material intended for experienced users or
technicians.
NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes included
with the system to describe changes to the system or soft-
ware. Always read these updates before consulting any
other documentation because the updates often contain infor-
mation that supersedes the information in the other
documents.
N
otational Conventions
The following subsections list notational conventions
used in this document.
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
Throughout this guide, there may be blocks of text
printed in bold type within boxes or in italic type. These
blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are
used as follows:
WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential
for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either poten-
tial damage to hardware or loss of data and tells
you how to avoid the problem.
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that
helps you make better use of the computer system.