IBM Type 8677, Type 1881 manual IBM Documentation CD, Hardware and software requirements

The IBM Documentation CD

Use the IBM Documentation CD to access the blade server documentation in PDF format.

You can run the IBM Documentation CD on any personal computer that meets the hardware and software requirements.

The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.

Hardware and software requirements

Use this information to determine the minimum hardware and software requirements for the blade server.

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software:

vMicrosoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server

v100 MHz microprocessor

v32 MB of RAM

vAdobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating systems

Using the Documentation Browser

Use these instructions to start 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 system 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 English-language version is displayed.

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 or DVD drive and click Start → Run. In the Open field, type

e:\win32.bat

where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.

–If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive; then, run the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:

sh runlinux.sh

Select your blade server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the documents for your blade 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.

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