Documentation Overview
This section provides descriptions, and target audience information for the Eserver
pSeries and AIX 5L documentation libraries. Some of the documentation may only be
available in printed form or in softcopy form. Based on the documentation content, the
books are divided into the following categories: Planning, Installing and Configuring,
and Using the System.
Table 1. Planning
Documentation Title Description Audience Type
Site and Hardware
Planning Information
Contains information to help plan for
site preparation tasks, such as
floor-planning, electrical needs, air
conditioning, and other site-planning
considerations.
Marketing,
system
administrators
softcopy
IBM Hardware
Management Console for
pSeries Operations Guide
Provides information on how to
configure and use a Hardware
Management Console (HMC).
System
administrators
printed
and
softcopy
Table 2. Installing and Configuring
Documentation Title Description Audience Type
Eserver
pSeries 630
Model 6C4 and Model 6E4
Installation Guide
Provides information on how to install
system hardware, cable the system,
and verify operations.
Service
personnel
printed
and
softcopy
IBM Hardware
Management Console for
pSeries Operations Guide
Provides information on how to
configure and use a Hardware
Management Console (HMC).
System
administrators
printed
and
softcopy
AIX 5L Installation Guide
Provides information on how to install,
manage, and maintain the AIX 5L
operating system.
System
administrators
printed
and
softcopy
AIX 5L Network
Installation Management
Guide and Reference
Provides information about using
Network Installation Management
(NIM) to install the AIX 5L operating
system.
System
administrators
printed
and
softcopy
PCI Adapter Placement
Reference
Outlines system-specific PCI adapter
slot placement and adapter support
configurations.
Service
personnel
printed
AIX 5L Release Notes
Provides late-breaking information for
a specific AIX release.
System
administrators
printed
and
softcopy
AIX 5L Documentation CD
AIX documentation library provides
information on the following:
v system management guides
v user guides
v application programmer guides
v commands and files references
v AIX man pages, and so on.
System
administrators
softcopy
Chapter 1. Getting Started
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