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Chapter 1. Introduction The IBM® xSeries® 366 server is a 3-U-high1 rack model server for high-volume network transaction processing. This high-performance, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, input/output (I/O) flexibility, and high manageability. The server comes with a limited warranty. For more information about the terms of the warranty, see the Warranty and Support Information document on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. Related documentation This Problem Determination and Service Guide contains information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for a service technician. In addition to this Problem Determination and Service Guide, the following documentation comes with the server: v Installation Guide This printed document contains instructions for setting up the server and basic instructions for installing some options, and how to get help. v User's Guide This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It provides general information about the server, including information about features, and how to configure the server. It also contains detailed instructions for installing, removing, and connecting optional devices that the server supports. v Rack Installation Instructions This printed document contains instructions for installing the server in a rack. v Safety Information This document is in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document. v Warranty and Support Information This document is in PDF on the xSeries Documentation CD. It contains information about the terms of the warranty and about service and assistance. Depending on the server model, additional documentation might be included on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. 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. Racks are marked in vertical increments of 1.75 inches each. Each increment is referred to as a unit, or a "U". A 1-U-high device is 1.75 inches tall. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
The
IBM
®
xSeries
®
366
server
is
a
3-U-high
1
rack
model
server
for
high-volume
network
transaction
processing.
This
high-performance,
symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP)
server
is
ideally
suited
for
networking
environments
that
require
superior
microprocessor
performance,
input/output
(I/O)
flexibility,
and
high
manageability.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
For
more
information
about
the
terms
of
the
warranty,
see
the
Warranty
and
Support
Information
document
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
Related
documentation
This
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
contains
information
to
help
you
solve
problems
yourself,
and
it
contains
information
for
a
service
technician.
In
addition
to
this
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
,
the
following
documentation
comes
with
the
server:
v
Installation
Guide
This
printed
document
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
the
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options,
and
how
to
get
help.
v
User’s
Guide
This
document
is
in
Portable
Document
Format
(PDF)
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
provides
general
information
about
the
server,
including
information
about
features,
and
how
to
configure
the
server.
It
also
contains
detailed
instructions
for
installing,
removing,
and
connecting
optional
devices
that
the
server
supports.
v
Rack
Installation
Instructions
This
printed
document
contains
instructions
for
installing
the
server
in
a
rack.
v
Safety
Information
This
document
is
in
PDF
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
translated
caution
and
danger
statements.
Each
caution
and
danger
statement
that
appears
in
the
documentation
has
a
number
that
you
can
use
to
locate
the
corresponding
statement
in
your
language
in
the
Safety
Information
document.
v
Warranty
and
Support
Information
This
document
is
in
PDF
on
the
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
information
about
the
terms
of
the
warranty
and
about
service
and
assistance.
Depending
on
the
server
model,
additional
documentation
might
be
included
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
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.
Racks
are
marked
in
vertical
increments
of
1.75
inches
each.
Each
increment
is
referred
to
as
a
unit,
or
a
“U”.
A
1-U-high
device
is
1.75
inches
tall.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
1