Learn how to distribute and group system resources, plan backup and recovery situations, secure your server, manage multiple servers, and troubleshoot any problems that might occur on your server.
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Plan for your physical environment
This topic provides information that is required to plan for the arrival of your server.
Cabling your server
This topic provides information that is used to cable your server.
Install iSeries features
Find information about customer-installable hardware and features. For example, you can find procedures for customer installable features (CIFs), setting up expansion units, and more. You can select which hardware features you want to install by model or by expansion unit.
Control panel
Operate the server by directly manipulating the control panel or using APIs in your programs. You can use the control panel to power on or off the system, to perform an initial program load (IPL), or to determine processor activity.
Start and stop the server
Use this information to explore some of the introductory concepts related to your server and the i5/OS(TM) operating system. You can also use this guide to perform basic system operation tasks, such as starting and stopping your server and working with users, jobs, and devices.
System configuration list
The system configuration list is a printed record of your system contents. If you plan to change any hardware or software on the server, you need to know how you have your server configured.