Chapter 2. Before you begin
Before you begin a replacement or installation task, follow these steps:
__ 1. For an installation and if possible, for a replacement, ensure that you have
a current backup of your system (including operating system, licensed
programs, and data). If you have backed up the operating system and
licensed programs since the last time you applied PTFs, that backup is
acceptable.
__ 2. Ensure that you take a few minutes to become familiar with these
instructions.
__ 3. Ensure that you have access to a medium flat-bladed screwdriver.
__ 4. If there are incorrect, missing, or visibly damaged parts, contact one of the
following:
v Your authorized service provider
v In the United States: IBM
®
Rochester Manufacturing Automated
Information Line (R–MAIL) at 1–800–300–8751
v In countries outside of the United States: Use the following Web site to
locate your service and support numbers:
http://www.ibm.com/planetwide
__ 5. If you are installing new hardware in logical partitions, you need to plan
and understand the requirements to be successful. Go to Logical partitions
in the Information Center. Then return to these instructions.
__ 6. If you encounter difficulties during the procedure, contact your authorized
service provider or your authorized dealer.
__ 7. Determine if there are any existing PTF prerequisites before you install your
new feature. Go to the following Web site:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/slkbase
a. Select All Documents.
b. Select General Information.
c. Select Offerings.
d. Select Feature Prerequisites.
e. Select Customer Installation Features Prerequisites.
f. Locate your feature number and OS/400
®
release, and check the
prerequisites.
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