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viii Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual
Publication Number: 53-0000563-02
Supported Hardware and Software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc. for the SilkWorm 4100, documenting all possible configurations and
scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
What’s New in This Document
This is a new document; there are no changes. For any last-minute changes or updates, refer to the
Fabric OS release notes.
Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Text Formatting
The following table describes the narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document.
Convention Purpose
bold text
• Identifies command names
• Identifies GUI elements
• Identifies keywords/operands
• Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text
• Provides emphasis
• Identifies variables
• Identifies paths and internet addresses
• Identifies document titles and cross references
code text
• Identifies CLI output
• Identifies syntax examples