No boot disc with new iMac

Goodafternoon,
I bought an iMac 21.5 last week and when I opened the box there was boot up disc anywhere to be found.
When I bought my first iMac it came with, I believe 4, boot discs.
Where can I obtain one in case of a crash or problem of some sort?
Regards,
Marc.

New Macs no longer come with DVDs. Operations like repairing the drive and reinstallation are carried out as per the following information page.
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