IBM Type 7977 - Manual

IBM Type 7977

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Server Support
  • Page 3 – Installation
  • Page 5 – Contents; iii
  • Page 6 – iv
  • Page 7 – Safety
  • Page 9 – vii
  • Page 10 – Do; viii
  • Page 11 – ix
  • Page 13 – xi
  • Page 14 – xii
  • Page 21 – User’s
  • Page 24 – Problem
  • Page 41 – Start
  • Page 42 – firmly
  • Page 44 – Completing
  • Page 49 – Front
  • Page 52 – Serial
  • Page 56 – Update
  • Page 58 – Red
  • Page 59 – LILO
  • Page 60 – lilo
  • Page 61 – kernel
  • Page 62 – SUSE
  • Page 64 – Microsoft
  • Page 69 – Array
  • Page 70 – Configuring; Using
  • Page 71 – Viewing
  • Page 99 – problems
  • Page 111 – Trademarks
  • Page 112 – Eserver; Important
  • Page 114 – Remarque; Battery; For
  • Page 119 – Index
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Welcome.

Thank you for buying an
IBM server.

This server
contains information for setting
up and configuring your server.

For detailed information about
your server, view the documentation
on the IBM System

You can also find the most
current information about
your server at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/

Your server

is based on the X-Architecture
technology, and it features
superior performance, availability,
and affordability.

CD.

Installation Guide

Documentation

Installation Guide

System x3500

Type 7977

Turn off the server
and install options.

Did the server

start correctly?

Yes

No

Go to the Server Support

flow chart on the reverse

side of this page.

Start the server.

Did the server

start correctly?

Yes

No

Cable the server and options;

then, restart the server.

Was the

server setup

completed?

Use

ServerGuide to

install the operating

system?

The server is ready to use.

Go to

to register the server.

http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/

Go to the Web for instructions:

http://www.ibm.com/systems

/support/

No

Yes

Yes

No

Use the IBM

ServerGuide program

to set up and

configure hardware.

Go to the Server Support

flow chart on the reverse

side of this page.

Install applications,
such as IBM systems
management software
and IBM ServeRAID
programs

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Summary

Page 2 - Server Support

Server Support Yes No No See the troubleshootinginformation that comes withthe server to determinethe cause of the problemand the action to take. Update the firmware to thelatest level.You can download firmware from . http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ No No Software Yes Yes Hardware Check all cabl...

Page 3 - Installation
Page 5 - Contents; iii

Contents Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The IBM System x Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using the Documen...

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