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This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of this document. It also provides information on how to obtain other documentation. This chapter includes the following sections:
This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Switches.
This document uses the following conventions:
Convention | Indication |
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bold font | Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font. |
italic font | Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font. |
[ ] | Elements in square brackets are optional. |
{x | y | z } | Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. |
[ x | y | z ] | Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. |
string | A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string. Otherwise, the string will include the quotation marks. |
courier font | Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier 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. |
Note | Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual. |
Tip | Means the following information will help you solve a problem. |
Caution | Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
Note | Before installing or upgrading the device, refer to the device release notes. |
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch documentation:
Cisco SFP and SFP+ modules documentation, including compatibility matrixes, located at:
Cisco SFP, SFP+, and QSFP+ modules documentation, including compatibility matrixes, located at:
Cisco Validated Designs documents, located at:
Error Message Decoder, located at::
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