Preface

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This guide describes how to create the initial configuration for a router using the Cisco IOS XR software. This guide also describes how to complete additional administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks that may be required after initial configuration.

This preface contains the following sections:

•Changes to This Document

•About This Document

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Changes to This Document

The following table lists the technical changes made to this document since it was first printed.

Table 1 Changes to This Document 

Revision	Date	Change Summary
OL-24754-01	April 2011	Initial release of this document.

About This Document

The following sections provide information about Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide for the Cisco CRS-1 Router and related documents:

•Intended Audience

•Organization of the Document

•Related Documents

•Conventions

Intended Audience

This document is intended for the following people:

•Experienced service provider administrators

•Cisco telecommunications management engineers

•Third-party field service technicians who have completed the Cisco IOS XR software training sessions

•Customers who daily use and manage routers running Cisco IOS XR software

Organization of the Document

This document contains the following chapters:

•Chapter 1 "Introduction to Cisco IOS XR Software"

•Chapter 2 "Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Standalone Router"

•Chapter 3 "Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Multishelf System"

•Chapter 4 "Configuring General Router Features"

•Chapter 5 "Configuring Additional Router Features"

•Chapter 6 "CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts"

•Chapter 7 "Troubleshooting the Cisco IOS XR Software"

•"Understanding Regular Expressions, Special Characters, and Patterns"

Related Documents

For a complete listing of available documentation for the Cisco IOS XR software and the routers on which it operates, see the following URLs:

•Cisco IOS XR Software Documentation
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

–Cisco IOS XR ROM Monitor Guide
Cisco IOS XR System Management Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Routing Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component Configuration Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/
products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

–Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference
Cisco IOS XR Routing Command Reference
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/prod_command_reference_list.html

•Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System Documentation
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5763/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention	Item
boldface font	Commands and keywords
italic font	Variable for which you supply values
screen font	Displayed session and system information
boldface screen font	Commands and keywords you enter in an interactive environment
italic screen font	Variables you enter in an interactive environment
boldface font	Menu items and button names
Option > Network Preferences	Menu navigation

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

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Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem. The information in tips might not be troubleshooting or an action, but contains useful information.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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