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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up the IBM® xSeries® 206m Machine Types 8485 and 8490 servers and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions for installing options are in the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries 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. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Search technical support, type 8485 or 8490 (depending on the machine type for your server model), and click Search. 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. Important:: If your server comes preloaded with an operating system and software, you do not need to use the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install the operating system. This will overwrite the existing preload. 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/eserver/ xseries/. 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 xSeries 206m server Eserver 8485 or 8490 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
the
IBM
®
xSeries
®
206m
Machine
Types
8485
and
8490
servers
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
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.
To
check
for
updated
documentation
and
technical
updates,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Search
technical
support
,
type
8485
or
8490
(depending
on
the
machine
type
for
your
server
model),
and
click
Search
.
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.
Important::
If
your
server
comes
preloaded
with
an
operating
system
and
software,
you
do
not
need
to
use
the
IBM
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
install
the
operating
system.
This
will
overwrite
the
existing
preload.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
xseries/.
Record
information
about
the
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
Eserver
xSeries
206m
server
Machine
type
8485
or
8490
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
manufacturer
_____________________________________________
Key
phone
number
_____________________________________________
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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