User`s guide

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Introducing NovaScale 5080/5160 Servers
Chapter 1. Introducing Bull NovaScale 5000 Series
Servers
This chapter describes the main hardware components and user environment for Bull
NovaScale 5000 Series Servers. It includes the following topics:
• Bull NovaScale Server Overview, on page 1-2
• Getting to Know the Server, on page 1-4
• Accessing Server Components, on page 1-13
• Bull NovaScale Server Resources, on page 1-17
• EFI Utilities, on page 1-17
• PAM Software Package, on page 1-17
Note:
Customer Administrators and Customer Operators are respectively advised to consult the
Administrator’s Memorandum, on page xix or the Operator’s Memorandum, on page xxi for
a detailed summary of the everyday tasks they will perform.