Preface

The Installation Guide for Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.5 describes general requirements and installation procedures for Cisco Broadband Access Center, which is referred to as 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 BAC release, and demonstrates the styles and conventions used in the guide.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Audience

•Organization

•Product Documentation

•Product Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

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

Organization

This guide includes the following sections:

Section
Title
Description

Chapter 1

Introduction

Describes general requirements for a successful installation of BAC.

Chapter 2

Before Installing Broadband Access Center

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

Chapter 3

Installing Broadband Access Center

Describes how to install the individual components of BAC from the GUI or the command line interface (CLI).

Chapter 4

Adding a DPE

Describes how to add a BAC component, the DPE, from the GUI or the CLI.

Chapter 5

Uninstalling Broadband Access Center

Describes how to uninstall BAC from the GUI or the CLI.

Chapter 6

Configuring the Syslog Utility to Receive BAC Alerts

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

Appendix A

Reinstalling Broadband Access Center

Describes how to reinstall BAC from the GUI or the CLI in case of a corrupted installation.

Appendix A

Installation Worksheet

Describes the various BAC Installation Parameters that you need to consider before installing BAC.


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 BAC release.

Table 1 Product Documentation 

Document Title
Available Formats

Release Notes for Cisco Broadband Access Center,
Release 3.5

•PDF on the product CD-ROM.

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

•On Software download page.

Installation Guide for Cisco Broadband Access Center,
Release 3.5

•PDF on the product CD-ROM.

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

•On Software download page.

Cisco Broadband Access Center Administrator's Guide,
Release 3.5

•PDF on the product CD-ROM

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

•On Software download page.

Integration Developer's Guide for Cisco Broadband Access Center, Release 3.5

•PDF on the product CD-ROM

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

•On Software download page.

Cisco Broadband Access Center DPE CLI Reference,
Release 3.5

•PDF on the product CD-ROM

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

•On Software download page.

Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.5 Third Party and Open Source Copyrights

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