Installation guide

Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation Guide, Release 9.3.3 and Later Releases

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Preface

This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions found in the

Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation Guide.

The Cisco IGX 8400 series (referred to as “IGX” in this guide) is a WAN switch platform running

Cisco WAN Switching System Software Release 9.3.30 or later release (referred to as “switch software”

in this guide).

Objectives

This guide replaces previous Cisco IGX 8400 series platform documentation, and is designed to be used

with multiple switch software releases. This publication has been optimized for online use. If you are

accessing this publication through the Documentation CD-ROM, external links may not be accessible.

For information on individual cards, node, trunk, and line configuration and service provisioning, refer

to the Cisco IGX 8400 Series Provisioning Guide.

For detailed information on system configuration and troubleshooting commands, refer to the

Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference.

For more information on Cisco IOS configuration and troubleshooting commands, refer to the

appropriate Cisco IOS documentation set.

Audience

The Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation Guide provides installers, operators, and network designers and

managers with the necessary understanding to plan for IGX use in a network. This manual applies to the

Cisco IGX 8410, IGX 8420, and IGX 8430 in both rack-mount and standalone versions.