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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide xvii
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
What’s New in This Document
The following changes were made in the 53-0000518-07 edition of this document:
• The book has been reorganized; Section I contains standard Fabric OS features, and Section II
contains licensed Fabric OS features.
• The RADIUS configuration procedures were revised.
• New features and procedures related to the SilkWorm 48000 switch have been added
• New features and procedures related to the SilkWorm 200E switch have been added.
• New features and procedures related to the SilkWorm 4012 switch have been added.
Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats.
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed letter
casing: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command letter casing is often all lowercase.
Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive.
Text Formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase.
Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive. FICON
commands are an exception to this convention.