Chapter 1. General information

Your IBM Eserver xSeries 450 Type 8688 server is a high-performance symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. It is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage.

The xSeries 450 server contains several IBM X-Architecturetechnologies, which help increase server performance and reliability.

Your server comes with a limited warranty. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-to-date information about your server model and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/.

Your server serial number and model number are on the ID label located on the left side of the bezel just above the hard disk drives. You will need these numbers when you register your server with IBM. The information label containing the serial number, machine type, model number, and agency marks for your server is on the bottom of the server.

Related publications

This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide contains information to help you solve the problem yourself or to provide helpful information to a service technician.

In addition to this Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide, the following xSeries 450 Type 8688 documentation is provided with your server:

vInstallation Guide

This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions.

vRack Installation Instructions

This printed publication contains the instructions to install your server in a rack.

vSafety Book

This multilingual publication is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated versions of the caution and danger statements that appear in the documentation for your server. Each caution and danger statement has an assigned number, which you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your native language.

vUser’s Guide

This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains general information about your server, including information about features, how to configure your server, and how to get help.

vOption Installation Guide

This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains instructions to install, remove, and connect optional devices supported by your server.

Depending on your server model, additional publications might be included on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD.

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