Administrator Guide

54 Introduction
syntax for any particular command. The parameter ranges listed in the
examples or text may vary from the allowed range on any particular switch
due to product limitations. Refer to the Feature Limits and Platform
Constants section located in the Appendix of this document for range limits
relevant to a particular switch model.
Audience
This guide is for network administrators in charge of managing one or more
Dell EMC Networking N-Series switches. To obtain the greatest benefit from
this guide, you should have a basic understanding of Ethernet networks and
local area network (LAN) concepts.
Document Conventions
Table 1-1 describes the typographical conventions this document uses.
Table 1-1. Document Conventions
Convention Description
Bold Page names, field names, menu options, button names, and
CLI commands and keywords.
courier font
Command-line text (CLI output) and file names
[ ] In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional
entry.
{ } In a command line, inclusive brackets indicate a selection of
compulsory parameters separated by the | character. One
option must be selected. For example:
spanning-tree mode
{stp|rstp|mstp} means that for the spanning-tree mode
command, stp, rstp, or mstp must be entered.
Italic In a command line, indicates a variable.
<Enter> Any individual key on the keyboard.
CTRL + Z A keyboard combination that involves pressing the Z key
while holding the CTRL key.