Table Of Contents
Preface
Audience
Document Organization
Conventions
Related Documentation
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Preface
Welcome to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation 1.2 user guide. This guide describes concepts and configurations related to Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation, referred to as Cisco ANA NSA, throughout this guide. This guide also describes how you can use Cisco ANA NSA 1.2 to create Carrier Ethernet and Mobile Transport over Pseudowire (MToP) service activations.
The preface provides an outline of other chapters in this guide, details information about related documents that support this Cisco ANA NSA release, and demonstrates the styles and conventions used in the guide.
Audience
The intended audience for this documentation includes:
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Network viewers and operators who monitor the network and perform basic (nonprivileged) system functions.
•Network configurators who activate services and configure network elements.
•System administrators who manage and configure users, network elements, the Cisco ANA NSA system, and overall security.
•System managers or administrators who periodically review and manage the events list using Cisco ANA EventVision.
Document Organization
This guide includes the following chapters:
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Convention
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Indication
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bold font
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Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.
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italic font
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Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.
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[ ]
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Elements in square brackets are optional.
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{x | y | z }
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Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
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[ x | y | z ]
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Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
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string
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A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string, or the string will include the quotation marks.
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courier font
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Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.
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< >
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Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.
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[ ]
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Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
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!, #
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An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.
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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.
Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem.
Caution Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Related Documentation
The following documentation is available for Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation:
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation 1.2 User Guide (this guide)
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation 1.2 Customization Guide
Note For Cisco ANA NSA installation procedures, see the Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Installation Guide. For Cisco ANA NSA release information, see the Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Release Notes
Note We sometimes update the documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.
The following documentation is available for Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2:
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Administrator Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Customization User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Integration Developer Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Documentation Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Quick Start Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Release Notes
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Reference Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Theory of Operations Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Configuration and Image Management User and Administrator Guide
•Open Source Used in Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation 1.2 User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Network Service Activation 1.2 Customization Guide
Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7.2 Integration Developer Guide is available on the Cisco ANA Technology Center. This guide describes how to use Cisco ANA integration interfaces.
The Cisco ANA Technology Center is an online resource for additional downloadable Cisco ANA support content, including help for integration developers who use Cisco ANA application programming interfaces (APIs). The website provides information, guidance, and examples to help you integrate your applications with Cisco ANA. It also provides a platform for you to interact with subject matter experts. To view the information on the Cisco ANA Technology Center website, you must have a Cisco.com account with partner level access, or you must be a Cisco ANA licensee. You can access the Cisco ANA Technology Center at: http://developer.cisco.com/web/ana/home.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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