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The IBM Documentation CD
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for the server in Portable
Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help
you find information quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
The hardware and software requirements of the IBM Documentation CD.
The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and
software:
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Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Linux
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100 MHz microprocessor
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32 MB of RAM
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Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
systems
The Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief
descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader
or xpdf.
The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in
your server and displays the documents in the language for that region (if
available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the
English-language version is displayed. Use one of the following procedures to start
the Documentation Browser:
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If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The
Documentation Browser starts automatically.
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If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following
procedures:
– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or
DVD drive and click Start > Run . In the Open field, type:
e :\win32.bat
where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click
OK
.
– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive;
then, run the following command from the
/mnt/cdrom
directory:
sh runlinux.sh
Select the server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the
documents for the server. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+)
indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click
the plus sign to display the additional documents.
When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed under
Topic Description
. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key
while you select the documents. Click
View Book
to view the selected document
or documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document,
all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and
click Search . The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3500 M4 Type 7383 server
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