About This Book; Who Should Read This Book; Frequently Used Terms; Publications - IBM TotalStorage 201 User Reference Manual

About this book

This book provides information necessary to configure and administer the software
for the IBM 5194 TotalStorage Network Attached Storage 200 (Models 201 and
226).
Hereafter, this product is referred to as the NAS 200, unless otherwise noted.

Who should read this book

This book is for administrators of the NAS 200.
Note that although this product is relatively easy to install, configure, and
administer, the NAS 200 administrator should have experience in at least the
following skills, or have access to personnel with experience in the skills:
v Microsoft
v Networking and network management
v Disk management
v General technologies of the product (such as storage, RAID, and so on)
v Critical business issues (such as backup, disaster recovery, security)

Frequently used terms

The following terms, used within this document or within the Safety Information,
have these specific meanings:
Term
Attention
Caution
Danger
Notes

Publications

The latest versions of the following product publications are available in softcopy at:

NAS 200 product library

The NAS 200 library consists of the following publications:
v Hardware Installation Guide GA27-4262
v User's Reference GA27-4263
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These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or
situation in which damage could occur.
These notices indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
to you. A caution notice is placed just before descriptions of
potentially hazardous procedure steps or situations.
These notices indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger notice is placed just before
descriptions of potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure
steps or situations.
These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
This book describes hardware physical specifications, electrical specifications,
cabling, environmental specifications, and networking specifications for installing
the NAS 200.
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