About this Guide
This preface describes who should read the Cisco SCE8000 Installation and Configuration Guide, how it is organized, and its document conventions.
This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing and configuring the SCE8000 platform on-site. To use this publication, you should be familiar with telecommunications equipment and installation procedures, as well as electronic circuitry and wiring practices. You should also have experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician.
This installation guide explains the initial hardware installation and basic configuration procedures for the SCE8000. It contains procedures for unpacking and installing the device and performing basic configuration via the setup wizard. After completing the installation and basic configuration procedures covered in this guide, you will then use the appropriate companion publications to more completely configure your system.
This guide contains instructions on how to install and run the SCE8000 platform. This guide assumes a basic familiarity with telecommunications equipment and installation procedures.
Document Revision History
Organization
The major sections of this guide are as follows:
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Cisco Service Control Overview, page 1-1 |
This chapter provides a brief introduction to Cisco Service Control. |
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Introduction to the Cisco SCE8000 Platform, page 2-1 |
This chapter provides a hardware overview of the SCE8000 platform. |
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Cisco SCE8000 Topology and Topology-Related Parameters, page 3-1 |
This chapter describes the possible deployment topologies of the SCE8000 and explains how various aspects of the topology determine the configuration of the system. |
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Installing the Cisco SCE8000 Chassis, page 4-1 |
This chapter explains how to install a SCE8000 platform in the rack and properly ground it. |
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Connecting the Management Interfaces, page 5-1 |
This chapter explains how to connect the SCE8000 platform to a local console and perform the initial system configuration via the setup wizard that runs automatically. |
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Cabling the Line Ports and Completing the Installation, page 6-1 |
This chapter provides instructions for cabling the Gigabit Ethernet ports for both one and two SCE8000 topologies, and for configuring Gigabit Ethernet (GBE) interface parameters. In a topology utilizing two SCE8000s (cascade), this includes the cascade ports as well as the line ports. |
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Basic Cisco SCE8000 Platform Operations, page 7-1 |
This chapter describes how to start up the SCE8000 platform, reboot, and shutdown. It also describes how to manage configurations. |
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Troubleshooting, page 8-1 |
This chapter provides basic system startup troubleshooting information. |
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Removal and Replacement Procedures, page 9-1 |
This chapter explains the procedures for removing and replacing the power supplies, fan trays, and other modules. |
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Using Optical Splitters with 10GBE Links, page A-1 |
This appendix supplies important information regarding supported and not supported optical splitter configurations in the 10GBE environment. |
Related Publications
Your SCE8000 platform and the software running on it contain extensive features and functionality, which are documented in the following resources:
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Cisco CLI software:
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Cisco SCE8000 Software Configuration Guide
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Cisco SCE8000 CLI Command Reference
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For initial installation and startup information, refer to the Cisco SCE8000 Quick Start Guide.
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For international agency compliance, safety, and statutory information for wide-area network (WAN) interfaces for the SCE8000 platform, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco SCE8000.
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For installation and configuration of the other components of the Service Control Management Suite refer to:
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Cisco SCMS Subscriber Management User Guide
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Cisco SCMS Collection Manager User Guide
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Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband User Guide
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Cisco Service Control Application Reporter User Guide
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To view Cisco documentation or obtain general information about the documentation, refer to the Cisco Information Packet that shipped with your SCE8000 platform.
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
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Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold 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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Elements in square brackets are optional. |
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Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. |
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Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. |
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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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Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font. |
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Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets. |
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Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets. |
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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
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reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Timesaver
Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.
Warning
Means reader be warned. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in bodily injury.
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