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Introduction

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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up the IBM System x3200 Machine Types 4362 and 4363 servers 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, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ support/xseries/index.html, select System 4362 or 4363 from the Hardware list, and click Go. For firmware updates, click the Download tab. For documentation updates, click the Install and use tab, and click Product documentation. 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. 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 http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/. Record information about the server in the following table. You will need this information when you register the server with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number Key serial number Key manufacturer Key phone number IBM System x3200 server 4362 or 4363 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
the
IBM
System
x3200
Machine
Types
4362
and
4363
servers
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,
go
to
support/xseries/index.html,
select
System
4362
or
4363
from
the
Hardware
list,
and
click
Go
.
For
firmware
updates,
click
the
Download
tab.
For
documentation
updates,
click
the
Install
and
use
tab
,
and
click
Product
documentation
.
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.
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
x3200
server
Machine
type
4362
or
4363
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
manufacturer
_____________________________________________
Key
phone
number
_____________________________________________
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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