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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.
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Supported hardware and software

This document includes updated information specific to new functionality introduced in Fabric OS
v6.4.0. The following hardware platforms are supported in this release:
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Fabric OS Command Reference
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How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
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Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
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What is new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
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Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx
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Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx
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Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi
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Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxii
Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands"
manage a Brocade SAN and Brocade switches.
Chapter 2, "Fabric OS Commands"
Chapter 3, "Primary FCS Commands"
FCS policy is enabled.
Appendix A, "Command Availability,"
Fabric and Admin Domain restriction checks used to validate commands.
Brocade 300
Brocade 4100
Brocade 4900
Brocade 5000
Brocade 5100
Brocade VA-40FC (new)
explains how to use the command line interface to
provides command information.
summarizes the subset of commands available when an
explains the Role-Based Access Control as well as Virtual
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