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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® System x3850 M2 and System x3950 M2 Types 7141 and 7233 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, complete the following steps. 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. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x. 3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers for firmware updates, or click Publications lookup for documentation updates. 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 IBM System x3850 M2 or System x3950 M2 server 7141 or 7233 The model number and serial number are on the ID labels, one on the bezel, one on the front of the chassis, and the other at the rear of the server, as shown in the following illustration. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009 1

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Chapter 1. Introduction
This
Installation Guide
contains instructions for setting up your IBM
®
System x3850
M2 and System x3950 M2 Types 7141 and 7233 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, complete the following steps.
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.
1.
2.
Under
Product support
, click
System x
.
3.
Under
Popular links
, click
Software and device drivers
for firmware updates,
or click
Publications lookup
for documentation updates.
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
IBM System x3850 M2 or System x3950 M2 server
Machine type
7141 or 7233
Model number
_____________________________________________
Serial number
_____________________________________________
The model number and serial number are on the ID labels, one on the bezel, one
on the front of the chassis, and the other at the rear of the server, as shown in the
following illustration.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009
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