Hardware And Software Requirements; Related Documentation; Notices And Statements In This Document; Rackswitch G8316 Features - IBM G8316 Installation Manual

Hardware and software requirements

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and
software:
v Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows 2000, or Red
v 100 MHz microprocessor.
v 32 MB of RAM.
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating

Related documentation

v IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 Application Guide
v IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 Menu-based Command Reference
v IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 ISCLI–Industry Standard CLI
v IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 BBI Quick Guide

Notices and statements in this document

The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual
Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each
statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety
Information document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or

RackSwitch G8316 features

This section provides an overview of RackSwitch G8316 features.
Performance
v 12800 Gbps throughput (full duplex), non-blocking switching architecture
v 100% line rate
Management Features
v Clients
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Hat Linux.
systems. Acrobat Reader software is required for reading the documentation CD.
Command Reference
inconvenient or problem situations.
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage could occur.
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
– Industry standard command-line interface (ISCLI)