The IBM xSeries Documentation CD
The IBM xSeries Documentation CD contains documentation for the server in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
The IBM xSeries Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software:
vMicrosoft® Windows NT® 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows® 2000, or Red Hat Linux®.
v100 MHz microprocessor.
v32 MB of RAM.
vAdobe 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 server 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
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
vIf Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD drive. The Documentation Browser starts automatically.
vIf Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following procedures:
–If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD drive and click Start
e:\win32.bat
where e is the drive letter of the CD drive, and click OK.
–If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD drive; then, run the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
Select your server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the documents for your server. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.
When you select a document, a description of the document appears under Topic Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key while you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document or documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and click Search. The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed in
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