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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® ™ Eserver xSeries® 346 Type 8840 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 If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from http://www.ibm.com/support/. 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, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. For firmware updates, click Downloads and drivers. For documentation updates, under Search technical support, type xSeries 346 and click Search. 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. 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 the server with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number IBM xSeries 346 server Eserver 8840 The model number and serial number are on the ID label on the lower-right front of the server, as shown in the following illustration. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
Eserver
™
xSeries
®
346
Type
8840
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
If
firmware
and
documentation
updates
are
available,
you
can
download
them
from
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,
go
to
For
firmware
updates,
click
Downloads
and
drivers
.
For
documentation
updates,
under
Search
technical
support
,
type
xSeries
346
and
click
Search
.
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.
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
xseries/.
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
346
server
Machine
type
8840
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
ID
label
on
the
lower-right
front
of
the
server,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
1