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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Preface
Conventions
Notes use the follow ing conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
publication.
Cautions use the follow ing conventions:
Caution Means rea d er be careful. In this situation, you might do som ething that could result in
equipm ent dam age or loss of data.
{ x | y | z } Alternative keyw ords are grouped in braces and sep arated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ] Optional alternative keyw ords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.
string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the
string, because the string will include the quotation marks.
screen font Terminal sessions and inform ation that the system displays are in screen
fo n t.
boldface screen
font
In fo rmation that you must enter is show n in boldface screen font.
italic screen
font Argum ents for which you supply values are in
italic screen
font.
Ctrl- Ctrl- rep resents the key labeled C ontrol—for exam ple, the key com bination
Ctrl-D m eans to hold dow n the Control key while you press the D
key.
< > Characters that do not print, such as passw o rds, are show n within angle
brackets.
Convention Description
