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Chapter 1. Introduction The IBM server that can be upgraded to a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server through a microprocessor upgrade. Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key considerations in the design of your server. These design features make it possible for you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today and provide flexible expansion capabilities for the future. The server comes with a limited warranty. For more information about the terms of the warranty, see the warranty appendix in the Installation Guide. The server contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ technologies, which help increase performance and reliability. You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. For service or assistance information, see Appendix A, "Getting help and technical assistance," on page 115. Related documentation This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains information to help you solve the problem yourself or to provide helpful information to a service technician. In addition to this Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide, the following xSeries 346 Types 8840 and 1880 documentation is provided with your server: v Installation Guide This printed document contains setup and installation instructions. v Rack Installation Instructions This printed document contains the instructions to install your server in a rack. v Safety Book This multilingual document is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated versions of the caution and danger statements that appear in the documentation for your server. Each caution and danger statement has an assigned number, which you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your native language. v User's Guide This document is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains general information about your server, including information about features, how to configure your server, how to use the ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD, and how to get help. v Option Installation Guide This document is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains instructions to install, remove, and connect optional devices supported by your server. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
The
IBM
server
that
can
be
upgraded
to
a
symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP)
server
through
a
microprocessor
upgrade.
Performance,
ease
of
use,
reliability,
and
expansion
capabilities
were
key
considerations
in
the
design
of
your
server.
These
design
features
make
it
possible
for
you
to
customize
the
system
hardware
to
meet
your
needs
today
and
provide
flexible
expansion
capabilities
for
the
future.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
For
more
information
about
the
terms
of
the
warranty,
see
the
warranty
appendix
in
the
Installation
Guide
.
The
server
contains
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
™
technologies,
which
help
increase
performance
and
reliability.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
For
service
or
assistance
information,
see
Appendix
A,
“Getting
help
and
technical
assistance,”
on
page
115.
Related
documentation
This
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
is
provided
in
Portable
Document
Format
(PDF)
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
information
to
help
you
solve
the
problem
yourself
or
to
provide
helpful
information
to
a
service
technician.
In
addition
to
this
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
,
the
following
xSeries
346
Types
8840
and
1880
documentation
is
provided
with
your
server:
v
Installation
Guide
This
printed
document
contains
setup
and
installation
instructions.
v
Rack
Installation
Instructions
This
printed
document
contains
the
instructions
to
install
your
server
in
a
rack.
v
Safety
Book
This
multilingual
document
is
provided
in
PDF
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
translated
versions
of
the
caution
and
danger
statements
that
appear
in
the
documentation
for
your
server.
Each
caution
and
danger
statement
has
an
assigned
number,
which
you
can
use
to
locate
the
corresponding
statement
in
your
native
language.
v
User’s
Guide
This
document
is
provided
in
PDF
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
general
information
about
your
server,
including
information
about
features,
how
to
configure
your
server,
how
to
use
the
ServerGuide
™
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
and
how
to
get
help.
v
Option
Installation
Guide
This
document
is
provided
in
PDF
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
instructions
to
install,
remove,
and
connect
optional
devices
supported
by
your
server.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
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