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About this Guide
This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the
Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide.
Objectives
This publication provides descriptions for installing the following MGX 8950 hardware:
• Enclosures
• Power sources (AC and DC)
• Controller cards (CPU for the node)
• ATM interface cards
• Trunk cards
Audience
The Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide provides installers, operators, network designers,
and managers with detailed instru
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About this Guide Related Documentation Related Documentation The following Cisco publications contain additional information related to the operation of this product and associated equipment in a Cisco WAN switching network. Cisco WAN Manager Release 10.5 Documentation The product documentation for the Cisco WAN Manager (CWM) network management system for Release 10.5 is listed in Table 1. Table 1 Cisco WAN Manager Release 10.5 Documentation Title Description Cisco WAN Manager Installation Guide
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About this Guide Related Documentation Cisco MGX 8850 Release 2.1 Documentation The product documentation for the installation and operation of the MGX 8850 Release 2.1 switch is listed in Table 3. Table 3 Cisco MGX 8850 Switch Release 2.1 Documentation Title Description Cisco MGX 8850 Routing Switch Hardware Installation Describes how to install the MGX 8850 routing switch. It Guide, Release 2.1 explains what the switch does, and covers site preparation, grounding, safety, card installation, an
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About this Guide Related Documentation Cisco MGX 8950 Release 2.1 Documentation The product documentation for the installation and operation of the MGX 8950 Release 2.1 switch is listed in Table 4. Table 4 Cisco MGX 8950 Switch Release 2.1 Documentation Title Description Cisco MGX 8950 Switch Hardware Installation Guide, Describes how to install the MGX 8950 core switch. It explains Release 2.1 what the switch does, and covers site preparation, grounding, safety, card installation, and cabling.
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About this Guide Related Documentation Cisco WAN Switching Software, Release 9.3 Documentation The product documentation for the installation and operation of the Cisco WAN Switching Software Release 9.3 is listed in Table 6. Table 6 Cisco WAN Switching Release 9.3 Documentation Title Description Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration, Provides a general description and technical details of the Release 9.3.30 BPX broadband switch. DOC-7812907= Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference,
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About this Guide Related Documentation Table 7 MGX 8850 Multiservice Gateway Documentation (continued) Title Description Cisco MGX Route Processor Module Installation and Describes how to install and configure the MGX Route Processor Configuration Guide, Release 1.1 Module (RPM/B and RPM-PR) in the MGX 8850, MGX 8250, and MGX 8230 Release 1 switch. Also provides site preparation, DOC-7812278= troubleshooting, maintenance, cable and connector specifications, and basic IOS configuration informatio
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About this Guide Related Documentation MGX 8230 Multiservice Gateway, Release 1.1.40 Documentation The documentation that contains information for the installation and operation of the MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator is listed in Table 9. Table 9 MGX 8230 Multiservice Gateway Documentation Title Description Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Installation and Provides installation instructions for the MGX 8230 Edge Configuration, Release 1.1.3 Concentrator. DOC-7811215= Cisco MGX 8230 Multiservice Gatew
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About this Guide Conventions Conventions This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information. Command descriptions use these conventions: • Commands and keywords are in boldface. • Arguments for which you supply values are in italics. • Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional. • Alternative but required keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and are separated by vertical bars ( | ). Examples use these conventions: • Terminal sessions and information the sy
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About this Guide Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Documentation The following sections explain how to obtain documentation from Cisco Systems. World Wide Web You can access the most current Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com Translated documentation is available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml Documentation CD-ROM Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a Cisco Documentation CD-R
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About this Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance To submit your comments by mail, use the response card behind the front cover of your document, or write to the following address: Cisco Systems Attn: Document Resource Connection 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-9883 We appreciate your comments. Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco provides Cisco.com as a starting point for all technical assistance. Customers and partners can obtain documentation, troubleshooting tips, and sample configura
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About this Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance • Priority level 2 (P2)—Your production network is severely degraded, affecting significant aspects of business operations. No work-around is available. • Priority level 1 (P1)—Your production network is down, and a critical impact to business operations will occur if service is not restored quickly. No work-around is available. Which Cisco TAC resource you choose is based on the priority of the problem and the conditions of service contracts, when
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About this Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide xxvi Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002
