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This guide helps you to develop a foundational understanding of NSO’s core concepts and the installation process. The topics covered in this guide are intended to be introductory in nature to help you get started with NSO at a beginner level. Consult the other guides for advanced topics.
The guide is intended for evaluators, developers, system administrators, and other users who want to understand and install NSO.
Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) is an evolution of the Tail-f Network Control System (NCS). Cisco acquired Tail-f in 2014. The product has been enhanced and forms the base for Cisco NSO. Note that the terms 'ncs' and 'tail-f' are used extensively in file names, command-line command names, YANG models, application programming interfaces (API), etc. Throughout this document, the term NSO is used to refer to the product, which consists of a number of tools and executables. These executable components will be referred to by their command-line name, e.g. ncs, ncs-netsim, ncs_cli, etc.