Table Of Contents

Preface

Changes to This Document

About This Document

Intended Audience

Organization of the Document

Related Documents

Conventions

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Preface

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This guide describes how to create the initial configuration for a router using the Cisco IOS XR software. This guide also describes how to complete additional administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks that may be required after initial configuration.

This preface contains the following sections:

•Changes to This Document

•About This Document

•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Changes to This Document

Table 1 lists the technical changes made to this document since it was first printed.

Table 1 Changes to This Document 

Revision	Date	Change Summary
OL-12291-01	June 2007	Initial release of the document.

About This Document

The following sections provide information about Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide and related documents:

•Intended Audience

•Organization of the Document

•Related Documents

•Conventions

Intended Audience

This document is intended for the following people:

•Experienced service provider administrators

•Cisco telecommunications management engineers

•Third-party field service technicians who have completed the Cisco IOS XR software training sessions

•Customers who daily use and manage routers running Cisco IOS XR software

Organization of the Document

This document contains the following chapters:

•"Introduction to Cisco IOS XR Software"

•Chapter 2, "Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Standalone Router"

•"Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Multishelf System"

•"Configuring General Router Features"

•"Configuring Additional Router Features"

•"CLI Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts"

•Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting the Cisco IOS XR Software"

•"Understanding Regular Expressions, Special Characters, and Patterns"

Related Documents

For a complete listing of available documentation for the Cisco IOS XR software and the routers on which it operates, see the following Web pages:

•Cisco IOS XR Software Documentation

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

•Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System Documentation

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/crs/

•Cisco 12000 Series Router Documentation

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/index.htm

•Cisco Catalyst 6509 Switch Documentation

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html

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Note Cisco IOS XR software runs only on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers listed in the "Supported Standalone System Configurations" section.

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Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Item	Convention
Commands and keywords	boldface font
Variable for which you supply values	italic font
Displayed session and system information	screen font
Commands and keywords you enter in an interactive environment	boldface screen font
Variables you enter in an interactive environment	italic screen font
Menu items and button names	boldface font
Menu navigation	Option > Network Preferences

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

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Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem. The information in tips might not be troubleshooting or an action, but contains useful information.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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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