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Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager User Guide
About this Guide
This preface describes who should read the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager User Guide, how it is
organized, and its document conventions.

Audience

This guide is written as a technical resource for network managers, system administrators (the people
responsible for managing the network), network analysts (those who configure the network), and
operators.
It is assumed that you have a basic understanding of network design, operation, and terminology, and
that you are familiar with your own network configurations. It is also assumed that you have a basic
familiarity with UNIX and have read and understood the Cisco Element ManagementFramework User
Guide.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter Title Description
Chapter 1 Product Overview Provides a context for the
Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager.
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts Describesbasic concepts of the Cisco
Element Management Framework
(CEMF) and the concepts of network
and service management associated
with the C65/76M using CEMF.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Describes the order of the tasks you
shouldperform to get started with the
C65/76M software.
Chapter 4 Deploying the C65/76M Describes the deployment and
commissioning process for the
C65/76M.