Document Conventions - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Preface
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Chapter
Appendix B
Appendix C

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:
Convention
boldface font
italic font
[ ]
[ x | y | z ]
string
Screen examples use these conventions:
screen font
boldface screen
font
italic screen font
< >
[ ]
!, #
This document uses the following conventions:
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
Note
manual.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
OL-9285-05
Title
Troubleshooting Tools and
Methodology
Configuration Limits for Cisco
MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Description
Commands and keywords are in boldface.
Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
Elements in square brackets are optional.
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical
bars.
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or
the string will include the quotation marks.
Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
indicates a comment line.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
Description
Describes the troubleshooting tools and
methodology available for the Cisco MDS 9000
Family product.
Lists configuration limits for Cisco MDS
SAN-OS features.
Document Conventions
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