IBM 8038, Installation And User Manual

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The IBM Documentation CD
Use the IBM Documentation CD to access the blade server documentation in PDF
format.
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server in
Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to
help you find information quickly.
You can run the IBM Documentation CD on any computer that meets the hardware
and software requirements.
Hardware and software requirements
Use this information to determine the minimum hardware and software
requirements for the blade server.
The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and
software:
v
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
v 100 MHz microprocessor
v 32 MB of RAM
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
systems
Using the Documentation Browser
Use these instructions to start 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 system 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:
v
If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD drive. The Documentation
Browser starts automatically.
v
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 your blade server from the
Product
menu. The
Available Topics
list displays
all the documents for your blade 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.
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BladeCenter HS23E Type 8038 and 8039: Installation and User's Guide