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This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration GuideCisco Fabric Manager IP Services Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.
This guide is organized as follows:
This guide is organized as follows:
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. |
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.
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.htm
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