Preface; Audience; Conventions; Text Conventions - Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching 5420 Series Hardware 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:
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Local area networks (LANs)
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Ethernet concepts
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Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
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Routing concepts
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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Basic equipment installation procedures
See the ExtremeXOS 31.3 User Guide
information about configuring Extreme Networks devices.
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.
and the ExtremeXOS 31.3 Command Reference Guide
ExtremeSwitching 5420 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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