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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
Organization
• Chapter 7, “Managing Service Class Templates,” describes how to download and use service class
templates for AXSM, PXM1E, and FRSM12 cards.
• Chapter 8, “Managing PNNI Nodes and PNNI Routing,” provides information you can use to
optimize PNNI routing.
• Chapter 9, “Switch Operating Procedures,” describes how to manage your configuration after the
switch is configured and during day-to-day operation.
• Chapter 10, “Switch Maintenance Procedures,” provides procedures for adding and replacing cards
after the initial installation and configuration of the switch.
• Chapter 11, “Viewing and Responding to Alarms,” describes the controls available on the switch
and how to view switch alarms.
• Appendix A, “Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades,” explains how to upgrade switch
software.
• Appendix B, “PXM Backup Boot Procedures,” describes special procedures you can use to manage
the switch when only the boot software is loaded.
• Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access Options,”describes alternative ways to
connect management workstations to the switch.
• Appendix D, “Standards Compliance,” describes the technical and compliance specifications for
Cisco MGX switches and the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway.
• Appendix E, “Hardware Survey and Software Configuration Worksheets,” provides worksheets that
you can use to plan for or record the configuration of Cisco MGX switches and the Cisco MGX 8880
Media Gateway.
• Appendix F, “MPSM Licensing,” provides details about licensing management features and
procedures for MPSM service modules.
• Appendix G, “Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability,” provides details about reliability,
availability, and serviceability diagnostic features supported by the PXM1E and PXM 45 controller
cards.
Conventions
This manual uses the conventions listed in this section and in Table 1.
MGX switches collectively refers to all the multiservice switches and gateways documented in this
manual—the Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E) switch, the Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) switch, the Cisco
MGX 8850/B, the Cisco MGX 8950 switch, the Cisco MGX 8830 switch, the Cisco MGX 8830/B and
the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway. Often, Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E) and Cisco MGX 8850
(PXM45) are referred together at Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45).