IBM RS/6000 7025 manual System Startup

Chapter 1. System Startup

Thank you for selecting an IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 Series system!

The IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 Series system combines PowerPC 604 microprocessor

performance and system expandability, ensuring that your system adapts to handle ever-changing operating requirements. The system is specifically designed to support the demands of network environments.

The IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 Series system incorporates the new, advanced

peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus, which is faster than the industry standard architecture (ISA) bus. But the system also offers ISA as a additional

architecture, to

accommodate

businesses

that already have

invested

in

ISA

and

ISA-based

devices.

This book helps you set up and use

the system, install and remove options,

configure

the system, and use the

system programs that are provided. This book

also provides information to help you

solve some

of

the

simpler problems

that

might

occur, and how to obtain assistance

and

service. Appendix A,

“System

Records”

on

page A-1

provides

a section

for you

to

record

all

the

important information

about

your system.

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