Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
System
x3100
Type
4348
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
optional
devices.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
optional
devices
are
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
™
Documentation
CD,
which
comes
with
the
server.
This
document
contains
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
cabling
the
server
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
server
v
Installing
some
optional
devices
v
Solving
problems
If
firmware
and
documentation
updates
are
available,
you
can
download
them
from
the
IBM
Web
site
The
server
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
server,
and
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
server
documentation.
To
check
for
updates,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
Procedures
for
locating
firmware
and
documentation
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.
Under
Product
support
,
click
System
x
.
3.
Under
Popular
links
,
click
Software
and
device
drivers
for
firmware
updates,
or
click
Publications
lookup
for
documentation
updates.
The
server
comes
with
an
IBM
ServerGuide
™
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
help
you
configure
the
hardware,
install
device
drivers,
and
install
the
operating
system.
If
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
did
not
come
with
the
server,
to
download
the
latest
version,
go
to
http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/
and
click
IBM
Service
and
Support
Site
.
To
download
the
latest
device
drivers,
go
to
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
your
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
Record
information
about
the
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
System
x3100
server
Machine
type
4348
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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