About This Document; Audience; Document Conventions - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

About This Document

This guide describes how to configure, monitor, and maintain a Dell
PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024, and M8024-k switch by using Web-
based Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator utility or the command-line
interface (CLI).

Audience

This guide is for network administrators in charge of managing one or more
PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024, and M8024-k switches. To obtain the
greatest benefit from this guide, you should have a basic understanding of
Ethernet networks and local area network (LAN) concepts.

Document Conventions

Table 1-1 describes the typographical conventions this document uses.
Table 1-1. Document Conventions
Convention
Bold
courier font
[ ]
{ }
Italic
<Enter>
CTRL + Z
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Introduction
Description
Page names, field names, menu options, button names, and
CLI commands and keywords.
Command-line text (CLI output) and file names
In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional
entry.
In a command line, inclusive brackets indicate a selection of
compulsory parameters separated by the | character. One
option must be selected. For example: spanning-tree mode
{stp|rstp|mstp} means that for the spanning-tree mode
command you must enter either stp, rstp, or mstp
In a command line, indicates a variable.
Any individual key on the keyboard.
A keyboard combination that involves pressing the Z key
while holding the CTRL key.