Table Of Contents
Preface
Audience
Organization
Document Conventions
Additional Related Documentation for Cisco MDS 9000
Release Notes
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
Compatibility Information
Hardware Installation
Software Installation and Upgrade
Cisco NX-OS
Command-Line Interface
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides
Troubleshooting and Reference
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family I/O Accelerator Configuration Guide. The preface also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
Audience
This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family I/O Accelerator (IOA) feature.
Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
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Commands and keywords are in boldface.
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Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
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Elements in square brackets are optional.
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Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
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Screen examples use these conventions:
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Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
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Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
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Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
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Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
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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.
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This document uses the following conventions:
Note 
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Caution Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Additional Related Documentation for Cisco MDS 9000
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.htm
Release Notes
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Releases
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for MDS SAN-OS Releases
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
•Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Compatibility Information
•Cisco Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix
•Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information and Feature Lists
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch-to-Switch Interoperability Configuration Guide
Hardware Installation
•Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
•Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
•Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
•Cisco MDS 9124 and Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide
Software Installation and Upgrade
•Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide
Cisco NX-OS
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Licensing Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Cookbook for Cisco MDS SAN-OS
Command-Line Interface
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family I/O Acceleration Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANTap Deployment Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
Troubleshooting and Reference
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family and Nexus 7000 Series System Messages Reference
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN-OS Troubleshooting Guide
•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS MIB Quick Reference
•Cisco DCNM for SAN Database Schema Reference
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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