Preface; Audience; Conventions; Text Conventions - Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching 5420 Series Installation Manual

Preface

This guide provides the instructions and supporting information needed to install the
Extreme Networks® 5420 Series switches.
The guide includes information about site preparation, device functionality, and device
operation.

Audience

This guide is intended for use by network administrators responsible for installing and
setting up network equipment. It assumes a basic working knowledge of:
•
Local area networks (LANs)
•
Ethernet concepts
•
Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
•
Routing concepts
•
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
•
Basic equipment installation procedures
Switch Engine 32.1 User Guide
See the
Guide
for information about configuring ExtremeSwitching switches.
Note
If the information in an installation note or release note shipped with your
Extreme Networks equipment differs from the information in this guide, follow
the installation or release note.

Conventions

This section discusses the conventions used in this guide.

Text Conventions

Unless otherwise noted, information in this document applies to all supported
environments for the products in question. Exceptions, like command keywords
associated with a specific software version, are identified in the text.
When a feature, function, or operation pertains to a specific hardware product, the
product name is used. When features, functions, and operations are the same across an
entire product family, such as ExtremeSwitching switches or SLX routers, the product is
referred to as
the switch or the router .
ExtremeSwitching 5420 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Switch Engine 32.1 Command Reference
and the
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