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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® ® Eserver xSeries® 460 Type 8872 or MXE 460 Type 8874 server and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions for installing options are in the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries 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 options v Solving problems The xSeries MXE 460 server comes without a microprocessor or memory, but you can install the components to make the MXE 460 server functionally identical to the xSeries 460 server. Use the MXE 460 server to interconnect with the xSeries 460 server and create multi-node configurations using two, four, or eight nodes, for up to 32-way operation. 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. See http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. In the Browse by topic section, click Publications. 3. On the Publications page, in the Brand field, select Servers. 4. In the Family field, select xSeries 460 or MXE 460. 5. Click Continue. The server (standard on some models only) 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/eserver/xseries/. 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 xSeries 460 or MXE 460 server Eserver 8872 or 8874 The model number and serial number are on the ID labels, one located on the lower-right front of the bezel and the other at the rear of the right side, as shown in the following illustration. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
Eserver
®
xSeries
®
460
Type
8872
or
MXE
460
Type
8874
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
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
options
v
Solving
problems
The
xSeries
MXE
460
server
comes
without
a
microprocessor
or
memory,
but
you
can
install
the
components
to
make
the
MXE
460
server
functionally
identical
to
the
xSeries
460
server.
Use
the
MXE
460
server
to
interconnect
with
the
xSeries
460
server
and
create
multi-node
configurations
using
two,
four,
or
eight
nodes,
for
up
to
32-way
operation.
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.
See
2.
In
the
Browse
by
topic
section,
click
Publications
.
3.
On
the
Publications
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
xSeries
460
or
MXE
460
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
The
server
(standard
on
some
models
only)
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
Record
information
about
the
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
Eserver
xSeries
460
or
MXE
460
server
Machine
type
8872
or
8874
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
ID
labels,
one
located
on
the
lower-right
front
of
the
bezel
and
the
other
at
the
rear
of
the
right
side,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
1