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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
Audience
This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and
maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Title
Product Overview
Before You Begin
Obtaining and Installing Licenses
Initial Configuration
Using the CFS Infrastructure
Software Images
Working with Configuration Files
Configuring High Availability
Description
Presents an overview of the Cisco MDS 9000
Family of multilayer switches and directors.
Describes the command-line interface (CLI).
Describes license types, procedure,
installation, and management for the Cisco
MDS SAN-OS software.
Provides initial switch configuration options
and switch access information.
Explains the use of the Cisco Fabric Services
(CFS) infrastructure to enable efficient
database distribution.
Describes how to install and upgrade software
images
Describes the initial configuration of the
switches using the configuration files so they
can be accessed by other devices
Describes the high availability feature
including switchover mechanisms.
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