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This guide provides the necessary information to help you use the Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager (C8500MGR) application, from getting started to performing the element management features it supports. C8500MGR uses the Cisco Element Management Framework (Cisco EMF), which provides simplified element management of day-to-day tasks, including Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) management. The C8500MGR application provides easy navigation to the FCAPS functionality, offering concentrated management for each main element at multiple object levels. The organization of this guide complements the application's FCAPS menu structure, describing each management function by chassis, module, interface, and connection object as applicable. For object definitions, see the "Physical Objects" section.
A full list, including brief descriptions, of each chapter in this guide is available in the "Document Organization" section.
This user guide is a technical resource for network managers, system administrators, network analysts, and system operators, with the following qualifications:
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Note For information pertaining to the installation and operation of Cisco EMF, see the Cisco Element Management Framework Installation and Administration Guide Release 3.2 and the Cisco Element Management Framework User Guide Release 3.2. |
The content of this guide is segmented to complement the application's FCAPS menu structure, describing each management function by chassis, module, interface, and connection object as applicable.
This guide is organized as the following table describes.
Conventions are presented in the following sections:
The following table describes the commands conventions in this guide.
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The following table lists convention examples you will see in this guide.
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The following table lists the document conventions within this guide.
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Notes and cautionary statements use the following conventions:
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The following Cisco EMF documentation is available for reference:
In addition to this guide, the following C8500MGR documentation is available for reference:
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