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Chapter 1. Introduction

This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM

System x3850

server and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions

for installing options are in the User’s Guide on the IBM System x

™

Documentation

CD, which comes with the server. This document contains information about:

v Setting up and cabling the server

v Starting and configuring the server

v Installing some options

v Solving problems

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, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/

support/xseries/index.html, select System x3850 from the Hardware list, and click

Go. For firmware updates, click the Download tab. For documentation updates,

click the Install and use tab, and click Product documentation.

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.

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 up-to-date information

about the server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.

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 x3850 server

Machine type 8864

Model number _____________________________________________

Serial number _____________________________________________

The model number and serial number are on the ID labels, one located on the

lower-right front of the bezel and the other at the rear of the right side, as shown in

the following illustration.

IBM System x3850 User Manual

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