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Chapter 1. General information
The IBM Eserver xSeries 255 Type 8685 server, which features IBM
X-Architecture
a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server through a microprocessor upgrade. It is
ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor
performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and large amounts of reliable
data storage.
If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-to-date information
about your server model and other IBM server products at
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/ on the World Wide Web.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Related publications
This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide is provided in
Portable Document Format (PDF). It 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 255 Type 8685 documentation is provided with the server:
v User's Guide
v Installation Guide
v Rack Installation Instructions
v Safety Information Book
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technology, is a high-performance server that can be upgraded to
The User's Guide provides general information about the server, including
information about features, how to configure the server, how to use the
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ServerGuide
Setup and Installation CD, and how to get help.
This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions.
This printed publication contains the instructions to install the server in a rack.
This multilingual publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries
Documentation CD. It contains translated versions of the caution and danger
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