Technical data

xiv Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference
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Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS 7.0.1, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
To obtain information about an OS version other than Fabric OS v7.0.1, refer to the documentation
specific to that OS version.
What’s new in this document
This document has been updated for for Fabric OS v7.0.1.
This document has been updated with corrections and updates for defects discovered since the
release of the previous version.
For further information about new features and documentation updates for this release, refer to
the release notes.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used 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 command 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 all lowercase.