Brocade FastIron Edge X-Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Part Number: 53-1002499-02
Preface
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Document conventions
The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and important notice formats used in
Brocade technical documentation.
Text formatting conventions
Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used in the flow of the text to highlight specific words or
phrases.
Command syntax conventions
Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define groupings of parameters and their logical
relationships.
Format
Description
bold text
Identifies command names
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies text to enter at the GUI
italic text
Identifies emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
Courier font
Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
Convention
Description
bold text
Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.
italic text
Identifies a variable.
value
In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a command option is
printed in plain text, for example,
--show
WWN.
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Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.