About this Manual

This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation publication.

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Objectives

This publication provides descriptions for installing and starting up the following IGX hardware:

Enclosures
Power sources (AC and DC)
Controller cards (the CPU for the node)
Frame relay interface cards
Voice interface cards
Serial data interface cards
ATM interface cards
Trunk cards
Alarm cards

Audience

The Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation publication provides installers, operators, and network designers and managers with the necessary understanding to set up any model of an IGX node. This publication applies to the IGX 8410, IGX 8420, and IGX 8430 nodes in both rack-mount and stand-alone versions.

Cisco WAN Switching Product Name Change

The Cisco WAN Switching products have new names. The BPX switch is now called the Cisco BPX® 8620 wide-area switch. The AXIS shelf is now called the Cisco MGX™ 8220 edge concentrator. Any switch in the IGX switch family (IGX 8, IGX 16 and IGX 32 wide-area switches) is now called the Cisco IGX™ 8400 series-wide area switch. The IGX 8 switch is now called the Cisco IGX™ 8410 wide-area switch. The IGX 16 switch is now called the Cisco IGX™ 8420 wide-area switch, and the IGX 32 switch is now called the Cisco IGX™ 8430 wide-area switch.

Organization

The major sections of this publication are as follows:

Chapter 1, "Introduction"
Chapter 2, "Enclosure and Power Installation"
Chapter 3, "Card Installation and Node Startup"
Chapter 4, "Troubleshooting"
Chapter 5, "Repair and Replacement"
Chapter 6, "Upgrading Rackmounted Nodes"
Appendix A, "System Specifications"
Appendix B, "Peripherals Specifications"
Appendix C, "Cabling Summary"
Appendix D, "Cisco Cabinet Dimensions"

Conventions

This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information.

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Commands and keywords are in boldface.
Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
Required command arguments are inside angle brackets (< >).
Optional command arguments are in square brackets ([ ]).
Alternative keywords are separated by vertical bars ( | ).

Examples use these conventions:

Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.
Information you enter is in boldface screen font.
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets (< >).
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets ([ ]).

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.