IBM System x3250 Installation Manual

Also see for System x3250: Installation and user guide User guide Specifications Problem determination and service guide

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ID labelNote: This illustration shows a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) hot-swap hard disk drivemodel (3.5-inch drives). A Serial ATA (SATA) hot-swap hard disk drive model(3.5-inch drives), SATA simple-swap hard disk drive model (3.5-inch drives), and aSAS hot-swap model with 2.5-inch hard disk drives are also available. Thisillustration might differ slightly from your hardware.For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.See the Rack Installation Instructions document for complete rack installation andremoval instructions.The IBM System x Documentation CDThe IBM System x Documentation CD contains documentation for the server inPortable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser tohelp you find information quickly.Hardware and software requirementsThe IBM System x Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardwareand software:v Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linuxv 100 MHz microprocessorv 32 MB of RAMv Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operatingsystemsUsing the Documentation BrowserUse the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read briefdescriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Readeror xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings inyour server and displays the documents in the language for that region (ifavailable). If a document is not available in the language for that region, theEnglish-language version is displayed.Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:2 IBM System x3250 Types 4364 and 4365: Installation Guide