Obtaining Mac OS X Server 10.4 Documentation

I'm working on a 10.4.11 OS X Server. I need the documentation for it, but every time I try and do a search on the Apple site it always seems to end up with Leopard documentation. I've done searches on the Apple web site and just can't find it. I'd almost think it's hidden!
Is there a link anywhere out there to the documentation for OS X Server 10.4.X where I can download all the documents in PDF format.
I'm assuming the differences between Leopard and Tiger are significant enough that I ought to be looking at the Tiger documentation. Am I wrong?
Thanks

Hi
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#macosxserver
second page
Tony

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