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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
About This Guide
This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MGX
8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide.
Objectives
This guide describes how to configure the Cisco MGX 8850, Cisco MGX 8850/B, Cisco MGX 8950,
Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco 8830/B switches and the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway. This guide also
describes how to perform some operating procedures after the switch begins operation.
Audience
The Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide provides network operators and
administrators with configuration procedures for setting up these same Cisco switches and media
gateway.
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, “Provisioning PXM1E Communication Links,” describes how to prepare PXM1E lines
for physical connectivity to other switches.
• Chapter 4, “Preparing Service Modules for Communication,” describes how to initialize service
modules in preparation for provisioning.
• Chapter 5, “Preparing SRM Cards for Communications,” describes how to configure the PXM to
use the bulk distribution feature provided by SRM cards.
• Chapter 6, “Preparing RPM Cards for Operation,” describes how to initialize RPM-PR and RPM-XF
cards in the switch, determine the software versions in use, and configure 1:N card redundancy.