Preface

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Revised: March 11, 2011, OL-18332-04

This preface describes the objectives of this document and explains how to find additional information on related products and services. It contains the following sections:

•Document Objectives

•Audience

•Related Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

•Document Change History

Document Objectives

This installation guide provides information for installing and configuring the Cisco Media Gateway Controller (MGC) Node Manager (MNM). It also contains reference information for administrators, service technicians, and users.

Audience

The book is designed for

•System administrators who install and configure Cisco MNM

•Network Operations Center personnel who use Cisco MNM to monitor the network and respond to events and alarms

This document describes Cisco MNM in the context of the Cisco Element Management Framework (Cisco EMF).

Cisco MNM enhances some capabilities of Cisco EMF. Therefore, this manual includes links to Cisco EMF documentation. You need to be familiar with both Cisco EMF and Cisco MNM to use some of the customizable features of Cisco MNM.

Related Documentation

The documents that contain information related to Cisco Media Gateway Controller Node Manager are at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps1912/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

The documents that contain information related to the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch are at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vcallcon/ps2027/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

You can also find the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Documentation Map at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vcallcon/ps2027/products_documentation_roadmaps_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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Document Change History

Release Number	Document Number	Change Date	Change Summary
2.8(1)	OL-18332-04	March 2011	Updated the hardware requirements.
2.8(1)	OL-18332-03	October 2009	Updated the "Task 3: Plan and Execute Hard Drive Partitioning" section. Added a troubleshooting procedure for the Cisco EMF Licensing problem in Table 2-5.
2.8(1)	OL-18332-02	August 2009	Updated hardware requirements.
2.8(1)	OL-18332-01	December 2008	Initial release.