Table Of Contents
Preface
Audience
Organization
Conventions
Related Documentation
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Preface
This preface describes who should read the Cisco SFS Product Family Element Manager User Guide, how it is organized, and its document conventions. It contains the following sections:
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Audience
•Organization
•Conventions
•Related Documentation
•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Audience
The intended audience is the administrator responsible for installing, configuring, and managing InfiniBand switch equipment. This administrator should have experience administering similar networking or storage equipment.
Organization
This publication is organized as follows:
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Convention
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Description
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boldface font
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Commands, command options, and keywords are in boldface. Bold text indicates Chassis Manager elements or text that you must enter as-is.
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italic font
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Arguments in commands for which you supply values are in italics. Italics not used in commands indicate emphasis.
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Menu1 > Menu2 > Item...
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Series indicate a pop-up menu sequence to open a form or execute a desired function.
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[ ]
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Elements in square brackets are optional.
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{ x | y | z }
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Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. Braces can also be used to group keywords and/or arguments; for example, {interface interface type}.
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[ x | y | z ]
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Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
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string
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A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.
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screen font
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Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.
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boldface screen font
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Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
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italic screen font
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Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
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^
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The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the D key.
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< >
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Nonprinting characters, such as passwords are in angle brackets.
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[ ]
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Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
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!, #
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An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.
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Notes use the following conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Cautions use the following conventions:
Caution Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Related Documentation
For additional information about Cisco SFS switches and command-line interface (CLI) commands, see the following documentation:
•Release Notes for Cisco SFS 7000D Series Switch Software Release 2.9.0
•Cisco SFS Product Family Chassis Manager User Guide
•Cisco SFS Product Family Command Reference
For detailed hardware configuration and maintenance procedures, see these hardware guides:
•Cisco SFS 7000P InfiniBand Server Switch Installation and Configuration Note
•Cisco SFS 7008P InfiniBand Server Switch Installation and Configuration Note
•Cisco SFS 7008P InfiniBand Server Hardware Installation Guide
•Cisco SFS 7000D InfiniBand Server Switch Installation and Configuration Note
•Cisco SFS 7000P and SFS 7000D InfiniBand Server Switches Hardware Installation Guide
•Cisco SFS 3012R Multifabric Server Switch Installation and Configuration Note
•Cisco SFS 3012R Multifabric Server Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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