Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
OL-16597-01
Preface
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Screen examples use these conventions:
This document uses the following conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
manual.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
Related Documentation
Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Part 7 SAN Switching Contains chapters on how to configure Fibre
Channel interfaces and Fibre Channel
capabilities (such as NPV, SAN Port Channels,
zones, DDAS, FSPF, and security features).
Part 8 Troubleshooting Contains chapters on how to perform basic
troubleshooting.
Chapter Title Description
boldface font Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[ ]
Elements in square brackets are optional.
[ x | y | z ] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.
screen font
Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
boldface screen font
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
< >
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
[ ]
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, #
An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
indicates a comment line.