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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
About This Guide
This section desribes the audience, purpose, and organization of the Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series
Hardware In stallat ion Guid e. 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 describ es 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 f or
guidance on which documents to use.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:
•Chapter1, “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-supplied cabinet.