About This Guide; Objectives; Audience; Conventions - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

About this Guide

Objectives

This guide describes the protocols and features supported by the Force10 Operating System (FTOS) and
provides configuration instructions and examples for implementing them. It supports the system platforms
E-Series, C-Series, S-Series and Z-Series.
Though this guide contains information on protocols, it is not intended to be a complete reference. This
guide is a reference for configuring protocols on Dell Force10 systems. For complete information on
protocols, refer to other documentation including IETF Requests for Comment (RFCs). The instructions in
this guide cite relevant RFCs, and
supported RFCs and Management Information Base files (MIBs).

Audience

This document is intended for system administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining
networks and assumes you are knowledgeable in Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions to describe command syntax:
Convention Description
Keywords are in bold and should be entered in the CLI as listed.
keyword
Parameters are in italics and require a number or word to be entered in the CLI.
parameter
{X} Keywords and parameters within braces must be entered in the CLI.
[X] Keywords and parameters within brackets are optional.
x | y Keywords and parameters separated by bar require you to choose one.
Chapter 56, Standards Compliance contains a complete list of the
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