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Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual vii
Publication Number: 53-0000563-02
About This Document
This document is written for network administrators to provide a complete set of Brocade SilkWorm
4100 switch installation procedures and an overview of the switch hardware. This document is specific
to the Brocade SilkWorm 4100 switch running Fabric OS 4.4.0.
“About This Document” contains the following sections:
• “How This Document Is Organized,” next
• “Supported Hardware and Software” on page viii
• “What’s New in This Document” on page viii
• “Document Conventions” on page viii
• “Additional Information” on page ix
• “Getting Technical Help” on page xi
• “Document Feedback” on page xii
How This Document Is Organized
This document is organized to help you find the particular information that you want as quickly and
easily as possible. The document begins with an introduction to the SilkWorm 4100 switch and
gradually proceeds through installation and operation procedures.
The document contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “Introducing the SilkWorm 4100” provides a brief overview of the switch itself.
• Chapter 2, “Installing and Configuring the SilkWorm 4100” describes the installation procedures
for the switch.
• Chapter 3, “Operating the SilkWorm 4100” provides an overview of switch operation.
• Appendix A, “Product Specifications” provides all of the technical specifications for the switch.
• The glossary defines both terms specific to Brocade technology and common industry terms with
uses specific to Brocade technology.
• The index points you to the exact pages on which specific information is located.