Preface; Audience; Document Conventions - Cisco MDS 9700 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization of, and conventions used in the Cisco MDS 9000 Series
Configuration Guides. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation, and contains the
following chapters:
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Audience

To use this installation guide, you need to be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices, and
preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.

Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:
Note
Caution
Warnings use the following conventions:
Warning
Audience, on page xi
Document Conventions, on page xi
Related Documentation, on page xii
Communications, Services, and Additional Information, on page xii
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or
loss of data.
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work
on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard
practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate
its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device. Statement 1071.
Cisco MDS 9700 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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