Preface
This preface describes the purpose of the Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 274 and 474 Hardware Installation Guide, who should read it, how it is organized, and its document conventions.
This preface contains the following sections:
•Purpose
•Audience
•Organization
•Conventions
•Related Documentation
•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Purpose
This installation guide explains how to prepare your site for installation, how to install a Wide Area Virtualization Engine (WAVE) appliance, 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.)
Audience
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 appliance and for the router that works with the WAVE 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
Organization
This guide includes the following chapters:
Conventions
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
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Commands and keywords are in boldface. |
italic font |
Variables for which you supply values are in italics. |
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Elements in square brackets are optional. |
{x | y | z} |
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. |
Screen examples use the following conventions:
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Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font. |
boldface screen font |
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font. |
italic screen font |
Variables for which you supply values are in italic screen font. |
^ |
The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the D key. |
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Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets. |
[ ] |
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. |
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.
Caution
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reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in equipment damage or loss of data.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device. Statement 1071 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Related Documentation
The WAVE appliance supports the Cisco Wide Area Application Services software (WAAS). The WAVE appliance 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
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, 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