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This preface describes the purpose of the Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 574 Hardware Installation Guide, who should read it, how it is organized, and its document conventions.
This preface contains the following sections:
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
This installation guide explains how to prepare your site for installation, how to install a Wide Area Virtualization Engine 574 (WAVE-574) in an equipment rack, and how to maintain and troubleshoot the system hardware. After completing the hardware installation procedures covered in this guide, you will then use the appropriate related publications to configure your system. (See the "Related Documentation" section.)
To use this installation guide, you should be familiar with internetworking equipment and cabling, and have a basic knowledge of electronic circuitry and wiring practices.
To complete the installation, including the software configuration for your WAVE-574 appliance and for the router that works with the WAVE-574 appliance, you should be familiar with basic networking principles, router configuration, and web page protocols.
Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment. Statement 1030
This guide is organized as follows:
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
Screen examples use the following conventions:
Notes, cautionary statements, and safety warnings use these conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.
The WAVE-574 appliance supports the Cisco Wide Area Application Services software (WAAS) and can function as either a WAAS Central Manager or as an Application Acceleration Engine.
The Cisco WAAS software document set includes the following documents:
•Release Note for Cisco Wide Area Application Services
•Cisco Wide Area Application Services Command Reference
•Cisco Wide Area Application Services Quick Configuration Guide
•Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide
•Cisco Wide Area Application Services API Reference
•Cisco WAAS Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows on a Virtual Blade
The documentation for this product also includes the following hardware-related documents:
•Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engines
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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