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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® ™ Eserver xSeries™ 226 Type 8648 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 the server v Starting and configuring the 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 226. 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 the 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 the server with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number Key serial number Key manufacturer Key phone number IBM xSeries® 226 server Eserver 8648 The model number and serial number are on the bottom of the server and on the front of the server near the bottom of the bezel. The information label containing the serial number, machine type, model number, and agency marks for the server is on the bottom of the server, as shown in the following illustration. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
Eserver
™
xSeries
™
226
Type
8648
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
the
server
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
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
226
.
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
the
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
Record
information
about
your
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
Eserver
xSeries
®
226
server
Machine
type
8648
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
manufacturer
_____________________________________________
Key
phone
number
_____________________________________________
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
bottom
of
the
server
and
on
the
front
of
the
server
near
the
bottom
of
the
bezel.
The
information
label
containing
the
serial
number,
machine
type,
model
number,
and
agency
marks
for
the
server
is
on
the
bottom
of
the
server,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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