Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
System
x3800
Type
8865
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
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
options
v
Solving
problems
The
server
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
you
received
with
the
server.
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.
These
updates
are
available
from
the
IBM
Web
site.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
check
for
updated
documentation
and
technical
updates:
1.
See
2.
In
the
Browse
by
topic
section,
click
Publications
.
3.
On
the
Publications
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
System
x3800
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
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.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
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
x3800
server
Machine
type
8865
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
ID
labels,
one
on
the
lower-right
front
of
the
bezel
and
the
other
at
the
rear
of
the
right
side,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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