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v Installing SUSE Linux enterprise server 8 sp3 on an IBM BladeCenter JS20: This document contains instructions for installing SUSE Linux enterprise server 8 sp3 on an IBM BladeCenter JS20. v Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Advanced Server on an IBM BladeCenter JS20: This document contains instructions for installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Advanced Server on an IBM BladeCenter JS20. Depending on your BladeCenter product, additional documentation might be included on the Documentation CD. In addition to the documentation in this library, be sure to review the IBM BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide for your BladeCenter unit for information to help you prepare for system installation and configuration. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Search technical support, type 8842, and click Search. The Documentation CD The Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software: v Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows 2000, or Red Hat® Linux™. v 100 MHz microprocessor. v 32 MB of RAM. v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating systems. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you can install it when you run the Documentation Browser. Using the Documentation Browser Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in your system and displays the documents in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the English-language version is displayed. Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser: v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into your CD drive. The Documentation Browser starts automatically. v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following procedures: 4 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide

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v
Installing
SUSE
Linux
enterprise
server
8
sp3
on
an
IBM
BladeCenter
JS20
:
This
document
contains
instructions
for
installing
SUSE
Linux
enterprise
server
8
sp3
on
an
IBM
BladeCenter
JS20.
v
Installing
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
3
Advanced
Server
on
an
IBM
BladeCenter
JS20
:
This
document
contains
instructions
for
installing
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
3
Advanced
Server
on
an
IBM
BladeCenter
JS20.
Depending
on
your
BladeCenter
product,
additional
documentation
might
be
included
on
the
Documentation
CD.
In
addition
to
the
documentation
in
this
library,
be
sure
to
review
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Planning
and
Installation
Guide
for
your
BladeCenter
unit
for
information
to
help
you
prepare
for
system
installation
and
configuration.
To
check
for
updated
documentation
and
technical
updates,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Search
technical
support
,
type
8842
,
and
click
Search
.
The
Documentation
CD
The
Documentation
CD
contains
documentation
for
your
blade
server
in
Portable
Document
Format
(PDF)
and
includes
the
IBM
Documentation
Browser
to
help
you
find
information
quickly.
Hardware
and
software
requirements
The
IBM
Documentation
CD
requires
the
following
minimum
hardware
and
software:
v
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
NT
4.0
(with
Service
Pack
3
or
later),
Windows
2000,
or
Red
Hat
®
Linux
.
v
100
MHz
microprocessor.
v
32
MB
of
RAM.
v
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
3.0
(or
later)
or
xpdf,
which
comes
with
Linux
operating
systems.
Acrobat
Reader
software
is
included
on
the
CD,
and
you
can
install
it
when
you
run
the
Documentation
Browser.
Using
the
Documentation
Browser
Use
the
Documentation
Browser
to
browse
the
contents
of
the
CD,
read
brief
descriptions
of
the
documents,
and
view
documents,
using
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
or
xpdf.
The
Documentation
Browser
automatically
detects
the
regional
settings
in
use
in
your
system
and
displays
the
documents
in
the
language
for
that
region
(if
available).
If
a
document
is
not
available
in
the
language
for
that
region,
the
English-language
version
is
displayed.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
start
the
Documentation
Browser:
v
If
Autostart
is
enabled,
insert
the
CD
into
your
CD
drive.
The
Documentation
Browser
starts
automatically.
v
If
Autostart
is
disabled
or
is
not
enabled
for
all
users,
use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
4
BladeCenter
JS20
Type
8842:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide