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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Preface
Conventions
N otes use the follow ing conventions:
Note
Means
reader take note
. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
publication.
C autions use the follow ing conventions:
Caution
M eans reader be careful. In this situation, you m ight do som ething that could result in
equipm ent dam age or loss of data.
{ x | y | z }
A lternative keyw ords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ]
O ptional alternative keyw ords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.
string
A nonquoted set of characters. D o not use quotation m arks around the
string, because the string w ill include the quotation m arks.
screen
font
Term inal sessions and inform ation that the system displays are in
screen
font.
boldface screen
font
Inform ation that you m ust enter is show n in
boldface screen
font.
italic screen
font
A rgum ents for w hich you supply values are in
italic screen
font.
C trl-
C trl-
represents
the key
labeled
C ontrol— for
exam ple,
the
key
com bination
C trl-D m eans to hold dow n the C ontrol key w hile you press the D key.
< >
C haracters that do not print, such as passw ords, are show n w ithin angle
brackets.
Convention
Description
