NetApp NearStore R100 Hardware And Service Manual page 8

Special messages
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This guide contains special messages that are described as follows:
Note
A note contains important information that helps you install or operate the
system efficiently.
Caution
A caution contains instructions that you must follow to avoid damage to the
equipment, a system crash, or loss of data.
WARNING WARNING
A warning contains instructions that you must follow to avoid personal
injury.
Type of information
Words or characters that require special attention.
File names and path names.
Placeholders for information you must supply.
For example, if the guide says to enter the
arp -d hostname command, you enter the
characters "arp -d" followed by the actual name
of the host.
Man page names.
Book titles in cross-references.
Command and daemon names.
Information displayed on the system console or
other computer monitors.
The contents of files.
Words or characters you type. What you type is
always shown in lowercase letters, unless you must
type it in uppercase letters for it to work properly.
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