IBM Type 7977 manual System, Installation Guide, Welcome, For detailed information about, support

System x3500

Type 7977

Installation Guide

Welcome.

Thank you for buying an IBM server. Your server

is based on the X-Architecture technology, and it features superior performance, availability, and affordability.

This server Installation Guide contains information for setting up and configuring your server.

Start the server.
		No
Did the	server
start	correctly?
	Yes
			Go to the Server Support
Turn off the server
			flow chart on the reverse
and install options.
			side of this page.

Cable the server and options;

then, restart the server.

Did the	server	No
start	correctly?
	Yes
Use the IBM			Go to the Server Support
ServerGuide program
			flow chart on the reverse
to set up and
			side of this page.
configure hardware.

For detailed information about

your server, view the documentation on the IBM System Documentation CD.

You can also find the most current information about your server at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/

Was	the	No
server	setup
completed?
	Yes

Use
ServerGuide to	No	Go to the Web for instructions:
install the operating		http://www.ibm.com/systems
system?		/support/

Yes

Install applications, such as IBM systems management software and IBM ServeRAID programs

The server is ready to use.

Go to

http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/

to register the server.