Preface; Audience; Purpose; Conventions - Cisco 3020 - Catalyst Blade Switch Command Reference Manual

Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking professional using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) to
manage the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP, hereafter referred to as the switch. Before using
this guide, you should have experience working with the Cisco IOS commands and the switch software
features. Before using this guide, you should have experience working with the concepts and
terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

Purpose

This guide provides the information that you need about the Layer 2 commands that have been created
or changed for use with the switch. For information about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.2 commands,
see the Cisco IOS documentation set available from the Cisco.com home page by selecting Technical
Support & Documentation > Cisco IOS Software.
This guide does not provide procedures for configuring your switch. For detailed configuration
procedures, see the software configuration guide for this release.
This guide does not describe system messages you might encounter. For more information, see the
system message guide for this release.
For documentation updates, see the release notes for this release.

Conventions

This publication uses these conventions to convey instructions and information:
Command descriptions use these conventions:
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Commands and keywords are in boldface text.
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic.
Square brackets ([ ]) means optional elements.
Braces ({}) group required choices, and vertical bars ( | ) separate the alternative elements.
Braces and vertical bars within square brackets ([{ | }]) mean a required choice within an optional
element.
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