Juniper Networks M10i manual About This Guide, Objectives, Audience, Hardware Guide

About This Guide

This preface provides the following guidelines for using the M10i Internet Router

Hardware Guide.

■Objectives on page xvii

■Audience on page xvii

■Documentation Conventions on page xviii

■List of Technical Publications on page xix

■Documentation Feedback on page xxiii

■Requesting Support on page xxiv

Objectives

This manual describes hardware installation and basic troubleshooting procedures for the Juniper Networks M10i Internet Router. It explains how to prepare your site for router installation, unpack and install the hardware, power on the router, perform initial software configuration, and perform routine maintenance. After completing the installation and basic configuration procedures covered in this manual, refer to the JUNOS Internet software configuration guides for information about further JUNOS software configuration.

NOTE: For additional information about Juniper Networks Internet routers and the Physical Interface Cards (PICs) they support—either corrections to or information that might have been omitted from this guide—see the hardware release notes at http://www.juniper.net/.

Audience

This guide is designed for network administrators who are installing and maintaining a Juniper Networks router or preparing a site for router installation. To use this guide, you need a broad understanding of networks in general, the Internet in particular, networking principles, and network configuration. Any detailed discussion of these concepts is beyond the scope of this guide.

Objectives ■ xvii