Notices And Statements Used In This Document; The Documentation Cd; Hardware And Software Requirements; Using The Documentation Browser - IBM BladeCenter QS20 Problem Determination And Service Manual

The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation
that comes with the server. The documentation might be updated occasionally to
include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to
provide additional information that is not included in the blade server
documentation. The most recent versions of all BladeCenter documentation are at
http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/. In addition to the documentation in this library, be
sure to review the IBM BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide for your
BladeCenter unit type for information to help you prepare for system installation and
configuration. This document is available at http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/.

Notices and statements used in this document

The caution and danger statements that appear 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 Notes: 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

The Documentation CD

The Documentation CD contains documentation for the blade server in PDF and
includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.

Hardware and software requirements

The Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software:
v Microsoft
v 100 MHz microprocessor
v 32 MB of RAM
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating

Using the Documentation Browser

Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief
descriptions of the books, and view books using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in
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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.
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Windows NT
Windows 2000, Windows XP, AIX
systems
Note: Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you can install it
when you run the Documentation Browser.
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4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows 98,
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, UNIX , SUSE LINUX, or Red Hat Linux
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