Installing and configuring POWER8 processor-based systems and system features

Use this information to install and configure POWER8® processor-based systems and to install customer-installable hardware features. This information also provides removal and replacement procedures for customer-replaceable hardware features, such as memory modules or fans.

Before you install a feature, ensure that the software that is required to support the feature is installed on the system. For information about software prerequisites, see the IBM® Prerequisite website. If the required software is not installed, go to the Fix Central website to download it, and then install it before you continue.

Installing these features is a customer task. You can complete this task yourself, or contact a service provider to complete the task for you. You might be charged a fee by the service provider for this service. See the International Information Bulletin for Customers - Installation of IBM Machines (Publication number: SC27-6601-00) that is available from the IBM Publications Center (http://www-05.ibm.com/e-business/linkweb/publications/servlet/pbi.wss). This bulletin provides a list of the key IBM system installation activities and a list of activities that might be billable.