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About this Document

How this document is organized

This document is a procedural guide to help SAN administrators configure and manage the Dell
8/4Gbps FC SAN Module, hereafter identified as the FC SAN Module.
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Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.

Text formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide
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How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
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Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
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Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
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Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Chapter 1, "NPIV Basic Concepts"
Module key features.
Chapter 2, "Configuring Ports on the FC SAN Module"
SAN Module mode.
Chapter 3, "Managing Policies and Features"
Module. It also provides information on how to set up Failover and Failback.
Chapter 4, "Fabric Configuration with the Dell FC SAN Module"
multiple devices using the FC SAN Module.
Appendix A, "Troubleshooting"
Appendix B, "Command Reference"
configuration and information.
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
describes NPIV function and an overview of key the FC SAN
describes how to configure ports in FC
describes how to enable policies on the FC SAN
provides symptoms and troubleshooting tips to resolve issues.
provides a reference for CLI commands used for module
describes how to connect
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