Preface; Audience; Conventions; Text Conventions - Extreme Networks VSP 4900 Series Installation Manual

Preface

This guide provides the instructions and supporting information needed to install the
following Extreme Networks® Summit® family switches:
The guide includes information about site preparation, switch functionality, and switch
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 and the 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
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