Chapter 1. Introduction
This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® System x3500 Type 7977 server and basic instructions for installing some optional devices. More detailed instructions for installing optional devices are in the User’s Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD, which comes with the server. This document contains information about:
vSetting up and cabling the server
vStarting and configuring the server
vInstalling some optional devices
vSolving problems
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web site. The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the server, and the documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation. To check for updates, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1.Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.Under Product support, click System x.
3.Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers for firmware updates, or click Publications lookup for documentation updates.
The server comes with an IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD to help you configure the hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system.
The server comes with a limited warranty. You can obtain
Record information about the server in the following table. You will need this information when you register the server with IBM.
Product name | IBM System x3500 |
Machine type | 7977 |
Model number | _____________________________________________ |
Serial number | _____________________________________________ |
Key serial number | _____________________________________________ |
Key manufacturer | _____________________________________________ |
Key phone number | _____________________________________________ |
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The model number and serial number are on labels on the bottom of the server and on the front, visible through the bezel, as shown in the following illustration.
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