Preface
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Purpose
This document is part of the metro node documentation set, and describes the metro node features and use cases, configuration options, metro node software and its upgrade, and the hardware overview.
Audience
This guide is intended for use by customers who wish to understand the software and hardware features of metro node, the use cases of metro node, product offerings, and the configuration options.
Related documents (available on Dell EMC Online Support and
SolVe) include:
- Release Notes for the metro node appliance
- Product Guide or the metro node appliance
- Metro node Hardware Installation Guide
- Configuration and Installation Guide for the metro node appliance
- Security Configuration Guide for the metro node appliance
- CLI Reference Guide for the metro node appliance
- Administration Guide for the metro node appliance
- Online Help for the metro node appliance
- REST API v2 for the metro node appliance
- Open Source Licenses Guide for the metro node appliance
- Hardware Reference Guide for the metro node appliance
- Procedures provided through the SolVe
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Table 1. Typographical conventions
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