Brocade Fabric OS MIB Reference (53-1000241-01, November 2006)

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Publication Number: 53-1000241-01
Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Text Formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated 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.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
The following notices appear in this document.
Special Term Uses
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary.
N
ote
A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.
C
aution
A caution alerts you to potential damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
W
arning
A warning alerts you to potential danger to personnel.