User`s guide

1-1
Introducing the Server
Chapter 1. Introducing the Server
This chapter describes the main hardware components and user environment for NovaScale
5xx5 Servers. It includes the following topics:
• Bull NovaScale Server Overview, on page 1-2
• Accessing Server Components, on page 1-20
• Bull NovaScale Server Resources, on page 1-22
• PAM Software Package, on page 1-22
• EFI Utilities, on page 1-23
Note:
Customer Administrators and Customer Operators are respectively advised to consult the
Administrator's Memorandum, on page xxv or the Operator's Memorandum, on page xxvii
for a detailed summary of the everyday tasks they will perform.