Chapter 1. Introduction; The Ibm Documentation Cd; Hardware And Software Requirements - IBM TotalStorage DS300 Hardware Installation And User's Manual
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Chapter 1. Introduction
This Hardware Installation and User's Guide contains instructions for setting up your
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This document contains information about:
v Setting up and cabling the storage subsystem
v Starting and configuring the storage subsystem
v Installing options and removing and replacing components
The storage subsystem documentation might be updated occasionally to include
information about new features, a translated version of the documentation might be
available in your language, or technical updates might be available to provide
additional information that is not included in the storage subsystem documentation.
These updates are available from the IBM Web site. Complete the following steps
to check for updated documentation and technical updates:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2. In the Learn section, click Online publications.
3. On the "Online publications" page, in the Brand field, select Servers.
4. In the Family field, select TotalStorage DS300 or TotalStorage DS400.
5. Click Display documents.
Record information about the storage subsystem in Table 8 on page 61. You will
need this information if you need to call for service.
Use Table 9 on page 61 to keep a record of the options that are installed in or
attached to the storage subsystem. This information can be helpful when you install
additional options or if you need to report a hardware problem.
For a list of supported options for the storage subsystem, go to the ServerProven
Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/.
See the Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the storage subsystem for
complete rack installation and removal instructions.
The IBM Documentation CD
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your storage subsystem in
Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to
help you find information quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and
software:
v Microsoft
v 100 MHz microprocessor.
v 32 MB of RAM.
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
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Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux.
systems. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you can install it
when you run the Documentation Browser.
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