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1 Introduction Thank youfor purchasing an xSeries 343 server.
Your xSeries343 server comes with a one-year limited warranty. If youhave access to the World
Wide Web, youcan obtain up-to-date information about your xSeries 343 model and other IBM
server productsat http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries.
Record your productinformation in this table.
Product name
Type
Model number
Serial number
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This serverserial number is located on labels on the rear of the server and on the front of the server
on the bezel.
Notices and Statements Used in This Book
The Caution and Dangerstatements also appear in the multilingual safety information book
provided onthe Documentation and Resource CD. Each statement is numbered for easy reference
to the correspondingstatement in the safety book.
Descriptions ofthe notices and statements that appear in this book are as follows:
• Notes: These notices provideimportant tips, guidance, or advice.
• Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs,devices, or data. An attention
notice is placedjust before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur.
• Caution: These statementsindicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A
caution statementis placedjust before the description of potentially hazardous procedure step
or situation.
• Danger: These statementsindicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Adanger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
lethal or extremelyhazardous procedure step or situation.