The  System  x  and  xSeries  Tools  Center  is  an  online  information  center  that 
contains  information  about  tools  for  updating,  managing,  and  deploying  firmware, 
device  drivers,  and  operating  systems.  The  System  x  and  xSeries  Tools  Center  is  at 
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp. 
The  server  might  have  features  that  are  not  described  in  the  documentation  that 
comes  with  the  server.  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.  These 
updates  are  available  from  the  IBM  Web  site.  To  check  for  updated  documentation 
and  technical  updates,  complete  the  following  steps. 
Note:  Changes  are  made  periodically  to  the  IBM  Web  site.  The  actual  procedure 
might  vary  slightly  from  what  is  described  in  this  document. 
1.  Go  to  http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 
2.  Under  Product  support,  click  System  x. 
3.  Under  Popular  links,  click  Publications  lookup. 
4.  From  the  Product  family  menu,  select  System  x3500  and  click  Continue.
Notices  and  statements  in  this  document 
The  caution  and  danger  statements  that  appear  in  this  document  are  also  in  the 
multilingual  Safety  Information  document,  which  is  on  the  IBM  System  x 
Documentation  CD.  Each  statement  is  numbered  for  reference  to  the  corresponding 
statement  in  the  Safety  Information  document. 
The  following  notices  and  statements  are  used  in  this  document: 
v  Note:  These  notices  provide  important  tips,  guidance,  or  advice. 
v  Important:  These  notices  provide  information  or  advice  that  might  help  you  avoid 
inconvenient  or  problem  situations. 
v  Attention:  These  notices  indicate  potential  damage  to  programs,  devices,  or 
data.  An  attention  notice  is  placed  just  before  the  instruction  or  situation  in  which 
damage  might  occur. 
v  Caution:  These  statements  indicate  situations  that  can  be  potentially  hazardous 
to  you.  A  caution  statement  is  placed  just  before  the  description  of  a  potentially 
hazardous  procedure  step  or  situation. 
v  Danger:  These  statements  indicate  situations  that  can  be  potentially  lethal  or 
extremely  hazardous  to  you.  A  danger  statement  is  placed  just  before  the 
description  of  a  potentially  lethal  or  extremely  hazardous  procedure  step  or 
situation.
 
 
2  IBM  System  x3500  Type  7977:  User’s  Guide