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Preface
Document Conventions
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Screen examples use these conventions:
This document uses the following conventions:
Note
Means reader
take note
. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
manual.
Caution
Means
reader be careful
. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
Appendix B
Troubleshooting Tools and
Methodology
Describes the troubleshooting tools and
methodology available for the Cisco MDS 9000
Family product.
Appendix C
Configuration Limits for Cisco
MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Lists configuration limits for Cisco MDS
SAN-OS features.
Chapter
Title
Description
Convention
Description
boldface font
Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font
Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[ ]
Elements in square brackets are optional.
[ x | y | z ]
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical
bars.
string
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or
the string will include the quotation marks.
screen font
Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
boldface screen
font
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
< >
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
[ ]
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, #
An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
indicates a comment line.
