Documentation Reference for VSP Operating System Software NN47227-100 Issue 10.
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Contents Chapter 1: Preface.................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose.................................................................................................................................. 6 Training.................................................................................................................................. 6 Providing Feedback to Us.............................................................
Chapter 1: Preface Purpose This document provides information on features in VSP Operating System Software (VOSS). VOSS runs on the following product families: • Extreme Networks Virtual Services Platform 4000 Series • Extreme Networks Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series • Extreme Networks Virtual Services Platform 8000 Series (includes VSP 8200 and VSP 8400 Series) • Extreme Networks Virtual Services Platform 8600 Training Ongoing product training is available.
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Chapter 2: New in this document The following sections detail what is new in Documentation Reference since issue 09.xx. Documentation suite updates A new document is introduced and an existing document is restructured. For more information, see Technical documentation changes on page 10.
Chapter 3: Technical documentation changes This chapter describes the new, restructured, and retired documents for VSP Operating System Software (VOSS).
Retired documents Retired documents No documents were retired.
Chapter 4: Roadmap Use this section as a guide to find information to perform work involving the VSP Operating System Software (VOSS). Product fundamentals Product fundamentals documentation contains information that is relevant to multiple job functions, and overview and reference information about the product and the product documentation.
Installation and commissioning Technical document Description where appropriate) and a list of fixed issues. This document also describes known limitations and expected behaviors that may first appear to be issues. Installation and commissioning Installation and commissioning documentation enables you to install the product hardware and software and perform the initial configuration.
Roadmap Technical document Description Quick Install Guide for Virtual Services Platform 7200 This document provides quick installation Series instructions to install the Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series. Installing the Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series This document provides procedures and conceptual information to install the Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series.
Administration and security Technical document Description Locating the latest software and product release notes for Virtual Services Platform 4000 Series These documents ship with their respective VOSS components.
Roadmap Operations Operations documentation provides information that enables you to configure services and applications, manage accounting and billing, and perform routine maintenance of hardware and software for the product. Table 7: Operations documents Technical document Description Configuring VLANs, Spanning Tree, and NLB This document describes how to configure VLANs, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol.
Fault and performance management Technical document Description Configuring Fabric Layer 3 Services This document describes the conceptual and procedural information to configure IPv4 and IPv6 shortcuts, routes, policies and redistribution. Operations include Unicast configuration of Layer 3 Virtual Services Network (VSN).
Chapter 5: Text conventions This section describes the text conventions used throughout the VSP Operating System Software (VOSS) documentation suite. Plain Courier text Plain Courier text indicates command names, options, and text that you must enter. Example: Enter show ip route. Plain Courier text also indicates command syntax and system output, for example, prompts and system messages. Example: Error: Invalid command syntax [Failed][2013-03-22 13:37:03.
Angle brackets Voltage: Risk of injury or death from high voltage or electric shock This special message indicates where an immediate hazard exists that, if not avoided, can result in serious personal injury or death through high voltage or electric shock. Danger: Risk of serious personal injury or death This special message signals where an immediate hazard exists that, if not avoided, can result in minor or moderate personal injury.
Text conventions Brackets Brackets ([ ]) indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type the brackets when you enter the command. Example: If the command syntax is show ip interface [gigabitethernet], you can enter either show ip interface or show ip interface gigabitethernet. Ellipses An ellipsis (...) indicates that you repeat the last element of the command as needed. Example: If the command syntax is ethernet/2/1 [ ]...
Chapter 6: Modular, task-based information Modular, task-based information is organized by specific principles of structure, information type, and task focus. The documentation is based upon the tasks that the user must perform to fulfill their job function. The sequence and dependencies among the tasks is represented in work flows and task flows. The tasks are supported by conceptual and reference information. Work flows and task flows Task-based documentation emphasizes procedural information.
Modular, task-based information Figure 1: Work flows, task flows, and procedures in task-based documentation November 2017 Documentation Reference for VOSS 22
