Preface
Welcome to the Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Installation Guide 2.7. This chapter provides an outline of the other chapters in this guide, and demonstrates the styles and conventions used in the guide.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Audience
•How This Guide Is Organized
•Document Conventions
•Related Documentation
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Audience
This installation guide enables system integrators, network administrators, and network technicians to install Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable, referred to as BACC throughout this installation guide, on Solaris operating systems and to set up the Cisco device provisioning engine (DPE).
Note Within this installation guide you may encounter references to BACC. With two exceptions, these references are actually referring to the BACC product. The exception are in those areas where you are prompted to enter specific data that may also contain references to BACC and where references are made to specific file, directory or pathnames.
In these instances, you must enter the characters exactly as they appear in this guide.
How This Guide Is Organized
This guide describes how to install BACC on Solaris operating system. The major sections of this guide are described here:
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Chapter 1 |
Overview |
Provides general requirements for a successful installation of BACC. |
Chapter 2 |
Preparing to Install Components |
Describes considerations you need to take into account as you prepare to install BACC. For example, it describes the individual components of BACC, the order of operations for installing the software, and the BACC database requirements. It also describes initial steps for installing the software using either a graphical user interface or a command line interface. |
Chapter 3 |
Installing Components |
Describes how to install the individual components of BACC using either the graphical user interface or the CLI. |
Chapter 4 |
Installing in a Lab Environment |
Describes how to install a lab version of BACC using either the graphical user interface or the CLI. |
Chapter 5 |
Post-Installation Activities |
Describes those activities that are performed following installation. |
Chapter 6 |
Upgrading Broadband Access Center for Cable |
Describes the upgrade procedures performed on various BACC components. |
Chapter 7 |
Setting Up a Device Provisioning Engine |
Describes how to configure a device provisioning engine (DPE). |
Appendix A |
Network Registrar Configuration File Example |
Shows examples of files used to configure Network Registrar for high-speed data (HSD) and voice technology deployments. |
Document Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions:
•Boldface is used for commands, keywords, and buttons.
•Italic is used for command input for which you supply values.
•Screen
font is used for examples of information that are displayed on the screen.
•Boldface screen font is used for examples of information that you enter.
•UNIX paths are indicated as follows: /tools/list/connections.
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.
Caution
Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Related Documentation
Refer to these manuals for additional information:
•Release Notes for Broadband Access Center for Cable, Release 2.7
•Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator's Guide
•Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable CLI Reference Guide
•To support the DPE-590:
–Device Provisioning Engine 590 Recovery CD-ROM Release Notes
–Cisco Content Engine 500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
•To support the DPE-2115:
–Device Provisioning Engine 2115 Recovery CD-ROM Release Notes
–Installation and Setup Guide for the Cisco 1102 VLAN Policy Server
Caution
Refer to this guide for port and connector identification and to perform hardware installation only. Do not attempt to perform any of the configuration instructions found in that guide.
•Cisco Network Registrar User's Guide
•Cisco Network Registrar CLI Reference
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:
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