Preface; Audience; Organization - Cisco MDS 9000 series Configuration Manual

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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:
Chapter
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Appendix A
Appendix B
OL-20708-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(1a)
Title
Overview
Getting Started
Deployment Considerations
Configuring IOA Using the CLI
Configuring IOA Using Fabric
Manager
SCSI Write Acceleration and Tape
Acceleration
Cluster Management and Recovery
Scenarios
Description
Presents an overview of the Cisco MDS I/O
Accelerator feature and the software and
hardware requirements.
Describes the various configurations that need
to be completed before configuring IOA.
Describes the various deployment scenarios
and considerations.
Describes how to use IOA CLI commands to
configure and monitor Cisco IOA clusters.
Describes how to use Fabric Manager to
configure and monitor Cisco IOA clusters.
Describes the concept of SCSI write
acceleration, tape acceleration, and
compression.
Describes the cluster management guidelines
and cluster recovery procedures.
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