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Chapter 1. General information Your IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688 server is a high-performance symmetric Eserver multiprocessing (SMP) server. It is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage. The xSeries 450 server contains several IBM X-Architecture™ technologies, which help increase server performance and reliability. Your server comes with a limited warranty. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-to-date information about your server model and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/. Your server serial number and model number are on the ID label located on the left side of the bezel just above the hard disk drives. You will need these numbers when you register your server with IBM. The information label containing the serial number, machine type, model number, and agency marks for your server is on the bottom of the server. Related publications This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide 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 450 Type 8688 documentation is provided with your server: v Installation Guide This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions. v Rack Installation Instructions This printed publication contains the instructions to install your server in a rack. v Safety Book This multilingual publication is provided in Portable Document Format (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 publication 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, and how to get help. v Option Installation Guide This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains instructions to install, remove, and connect optional devices supported by your server. Depending on your server model, additional publications might be included on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003 1

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Chapter
1.
General
information
Your
IBM
Eserver
xSeries
450
Type
8688
server
is
a
high-performance
symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP)
server.
It
is
ideally
suited
for
networking
environments
that
require
superior
microprocessor
performance,
efficient
memory
management,
flexibility,
and
reliable
data
storage.
The
xSeries
450
server
contains
several
IBM
X-Architecture
™
technologies,
which
help
increase
server
performance
and
reliability.
Your
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
If
you
have
access
to
the
World
Wide
Web,
you
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
your
server
model
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
Your
server
serial
number
and
model
number
are
on
the
ID
label
located
on
the
left
side
of
the
bezel
just
above
the
hard
disk
drives.
You
will
need
these
numbers
when
you
register
your
server
with
IBM.
The
information
label
containing
the
serial
number,
machine
type,
model
number,
and
agency
marks
for
your
server
is
on
the
bottom
of
the
server.
Related
publications
This
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
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
450
Type
8688
documentation
is
provided
with
your
server:
v
Installation
Guide
This
printed
publication
contains
setup
and
installation
instructions.
v
Rack
Installation
Instructions
This
printed
publication
contains
the
instructions
to
install
your
server
in
a
rack.
v
Safety
Book
This
multilingual
publication
is
provided
in
Portable
Document
Format
(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
publication
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,
and
how
to
get
help.
v
Option
Installation
Guide
This
publication
is
provided
in
PDF
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
It
contains
instructions
to
install,
remove,
and
connect
optional
devices
supported
by
your
server.
Depending
on
your
server
model,
additional
publications
might
be
included
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2003
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