Preface

The Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7 Installation Guide describes general requirements and installation procedures for Cisco Broadband Access Center, which is referred to as Cisco BAC throughout this installation guide.

This chapter provides an outline of the other chapters in this guide, details information about related documents that support this Cisco BAC release, and demonstrates the styles and conventions used in the guide.

Audience

System integrators, network administrators, and network technicians can use this installation guide to install Cisco BAC on a Solaris or Linux operating system.

Organization

This guide includes the following sections:

Section
Title
Description

Chapter 1

Introduction

Describes general requirements for a successful installation of Cisco BAC.

Chapter 2

Before You Begin

Describes factors to consider as you prepare to install Cisco BAC. For example, the individual components of Cisco BAC, the database requirements, and the order of operations for installing the software.

Chapter 3

Installing and Uninstalling Cisco BAC on Solaris

Describes how to install the individual components of Cisco BAC on Solaris.

Chapter 4

Installing and Uninstalling Cisco BAC on Linux

Describes how to install the individual components of Cisco BAC on Linux.

Chapter 5

Configuring the Syslog Utility to Receive Cisco BAC Alerts

Describes how to configure the syslog file to receive alerts after Cisco BAC is installed.


Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention
Indication

bold font

Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.

italic font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z }

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

[ x | y | z ]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

courier font

Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.

< >

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.


Note Means reader take note.

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.

Product Documentation

Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

Table 1 describes the documentation that is available for this Cisco BAC release.

Table 1 Product Documentation 

Document Title
Location

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7 Documentation Overview

On Cisco.com at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/
broadband_access_center/3.7/documentation/
overview/Cisco_BAC37_DocOverview.html

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7
Release Notes

On Cisco.com at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps529/prod_ release_notes_list.html

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7 Administrator Guide

On Cisco.com at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps529/prod_maintenanceS_guides_list.html

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7 Integration Developer's Guide

On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps529/prod_command_reference_list.html

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7
DPE CLI Reference

On Cisco.com at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps529/prod_command_reference_list.html

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.7 Third Party and Open Source Copyrights

On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps529/products_licensing_information_listing.html


Related Documentation

Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

Table 1 describes additional documentation that is available for this release of Cisco BAC.

Table 2 Related Documentation 

Document Title
Available Format

Release Notes for Cisco Network Registrar 7.2

On Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps1982/prod_release_notes_list.html

Installation Guide for Cisco Network Registrar, Release 7.2

On Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps1982/prod_installation_guides_list.html

User Guide for Cisco Network Registrar, Release 7.2

On Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps1982/products_user_guide_list.html

Command Reference Guide for Cisco Network Registrar, 7.2

As an HTML document that you can view in your web browser when you install the software. The document is available at Start > Programs > Network Registrar > Network Registrar CLI Reference Guide.

On Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps1982/prod_command_reference_list.html

Quick Start Guide for Cisco Network Registrar, Release 7.2

On Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/
ps1982/prod_installation_guides_list.html


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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