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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® Eserver xSeries® 365 Type 8861 or Type 8862 server and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions for installing options are in the Option Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD, which comes with your server. This document contains information about: v Setting up and cabling your server v Starting and configuring your server v Installing some options v Solving problems Your 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 your server documentation. These updates are available from the IBM Web site. Complete the following steps to check for updated documentation and technical updates: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. In the Learn section, click Online publications. 3. On the ″Online publications″ page, in the Brand field, select Servers. 4. In the Family field, select xSeries 365. 5. Click Continue. Your server comes with an IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD to help you configure the hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system. Your server comes with a limited warranty. You can obtain up-to-date information about your server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. Record information about your server in the following table. You will need this information when you register your server with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number IBM xSeries 365 server Eserver 8861 or 8862 The model number and serial number are on the ID labels, one located 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. 2003 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
Eserver
xSeries
®
365
Type
8861
or
Type
8862
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
Option
Installation
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD,
which
comes
with
your
server.
This
document
contains
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
cabling
your
server
v
Starting
and
configuring
your
server
v
Installing
some
options
v
Solving
problems
Your
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
your
server
documentation.
These
updates
are
available
from
the
IBM
Web
site.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
check
for
updated
documentation
and
technical
updates:
1.
Go
to
2.
In
the
Learn
section,
click
Online
publications
.
3.
On
the
″
Online
publications
″
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
xSeries
365
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
Your
server
comes
with
an
IBM
ServerGuide
™
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
help
you
configure
the
hardware,
install
device
drivers,
and
install
the
operating
system.
Your
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
your
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
Record
information
about
your
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
your
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
Eserver
xSeries
365
server
Machine
type
8861
or
8862
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
ID
labels,
one
located
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.
2003
1