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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
About This Guide
This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MGX 8850
(PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide.
Objectives
This guide describes how to configure the MGX 8850 and the MGX 8950 switch software and how to
perform some operating procedures after the switch begins operation.
Audience
The Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide provides network
operators and administrators with information to set up the MGX 8850 switches to run Release 2.1
software.
Organization
The major sections of this document are as follows:
• Chapter 1, “Preparing for Configuration,” describes information you will need during configuration
and provides planning guidelines for configuration.
• Chapter 2, “Configuring General Switch Features,” describes how to configure features that apply
to the entire switch, rather than to a single card, line, or trunk.
• Chapter 3, “Preparing AXSM Cards and Lines for Communication,” describes how to configure
AXSM cards, card and line redundancy, and individual lines.
• Chapter 5, “Preparing RPM-PR Cards for Operation,” describes how to initialize RPM-PR cards in
the switch.
• Chapter 6, “Managing PNNI Nodes and PNNI Routing,” provides information you can use to
optimize PNNI routing.
• Chapter 7, “Switch Operating Procedures,” describes how to manage your configuration after the
switch is configured and during day-to-day operation.
• Chapter 8, “Switch Maintenance Procedures,” provides procedures for adding and replacing cards
after the initial installation and configuration of the switch.