Chapter 1. Introduction

This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM System x3250

Type 4364 or 4365 server and basic instructions for installing some optional

devices. More detailed instructions for installing optional devices 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 optional devices

v Solving problems

If

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 x3250 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 x3250 server

Machine type 4364 or 4365 (circle the machine type that applies)

Model number _____________________________________________

Serial number _____________________________________________

The model number and serial number are on the ID label on the bezel, as shown in

the following illustration.

IBM System x3250 Installation Guide

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