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About This Document

In this chapter

How this document is organized

This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.
The document contains the following components:
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Supported hardware and software

In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for 6.4.0, documenting all possible configurations and
scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Fabric OS:
Fabric OS Message Reference
53-1001767-01
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How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxix
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Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxix
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What's new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxx
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Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxxi
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Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxxiii
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Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxxiii
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Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxxiv
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Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lxxv
Chapter 1, "Introduction To System Messages"
messages.
Chapters 2 through 131 provides message syntax, probable cause, recommended action, and
severity for each of the system messages.
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Brocade 300
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Brocade 4100
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Brocade 4900
provides basic information on system
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