Users Guide

Preface: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be
typed when referenced.
Example: "Use the format command to . . . ."
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruction and intended to be
typed.
Example: "Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A."
Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold.
Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows
Syntax lines consist of a command and all its
possible parameters. Commands are displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which
you substitute a value) are displayed in lowercase italics; constant parameters are displayed in
lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.
Example: del [drive:] [path] filename [/p]
Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the command's possible
parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font.
Example: del c:\myfile.doc
Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be a system message,
for example, or it can be text that you are instructed to type as part of a command (referred to as a
command line). Screen text is presented in the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on your screen:
No boot device available
Example: "Type md c:\programs and press <Enter>."
Variables are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in italics.
Example: DIMMx (where x represents the DIMM socket designation).
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