IBM 4002AC2, Installation And User Manual

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refer to all models. The term x-series may also be used when needed to
differentiate between different IBM Ethernet switch product lines.
Audience
This manual is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of
Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing.
You should be familiar with the following protocols if applicable to your network: IP,
RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP4, MBGP, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, IPX, AppleTalk, FSRP, VRRP,
and VRRPE.
Supported hardware and software
The following hardware platform is supported by this release of this guide:
v x-series of Ethernet switches Series
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats
used in this document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
Table 2. Formatting conventions
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI
elements
Identifies keywords
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are
presented in bold: for example,
show version .
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Table 3. Command syntax conventions
command and
parameters Commands and parameters are printed in bold.
[ ] Optional parameter.
variable Variables are printed in italics enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
| Choose from one of the parameters.
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