About This Guide
This section desribes the audience, purpose, and organization of the Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide. It also explains the conventions used to present information in this guide.
Audience
This guide is intended for use by installers, operators, network designers, and managers responsible for installing, configuring, or maintaining Cisco MGX switches or media gateways. These users should be familiar with telecommunications products and networking systems.
Purpose
This hardware installation guide describes how to set up and install the Cisco MGX 8850, Cisco MGX 8850/B, Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830 and Cisco MGX 8830/B switches. It also describes how to setup and install the MGX 8880 Media Gateway.
After completing the installation procedures covered in this guide, refer to the appropriate related documents to configure the switch or gateway. Refer to “Documentation” later in this preface for guidance on which documents to use.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
•Chapter 1, “Product Overviews,” provides an overview of the MGX switches, MGX media gateway, and their related components.
•Chapter 2, “Illustrated Card List for MGX Switches and the MGX 8880 Media Gateway,” provides an overview of all cards used in Cisco MGX switches and the MGX 8880 Media Gateway from MGX software Releases 2 through 5.1.
•Chapter 3, “Preparing for Installation,” lists site specifications and tools required for installing each switch or gateway and its related components.
•Chapter 4, “Planning for Card Redundancy, Line Redundancy, and Bulk Distribution,” describes how to plan for card redundancy, line redundancy, and bulk distribution.
•Chapter 5, “Installing the Cisco MGX Switch or Gateway,” contains procedures for installing each Cisco MGX chassis, whether in a rack or in a
|
| Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
| Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number |
|
| xxxiii |
|
|
|
|
|