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 inuse in your 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:v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. TheDocumentation Browser starts automatically.v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the followingprocedures:– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD orDVD drive and click Start -> Run. In the Open field, typee:\win32.batwhere 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.shSelect the server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all thedocuments for the server. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+)indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click theplus sign to display the additional documents.When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed underTopic Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl keywhile you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document ordocuments in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, allthe selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field andclick Search. The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed inorder of the most occurrences. Click a document to view it, and press Crtl+F to usethe Acrobat search function, or press Alt+F to use the xpdf search function withinthe document.Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser.Chapter 1. The System x3500 M4 server 3
