Installation guide

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Hardware Installation Guide ix
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About This Document
Audience
This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and
Layer 3 switching and routing.
If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if
applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, and VRRP.
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.
The document contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” provides some basic information about the NetIron CES and
CER devices.
• Chapter 2, “Installation,” provides information about the physical setup of the NetIron devices.
• Chapter 3, “Connecting a NetIron CES 2000 or NetIron CER 2000 Series Device to a Network
Device,” provides information about setup and configuration of the devices.
• Chapter 4, “Device Management Applications Familiarization,” provides information about
using the command line interface (CLI) for device management.
• Chapter 5, “Hardware Maintenance,” provides information about replacing the
field-replaceable units of the devices.
• Chapter 6, “Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files,” provides information about
software upgrades.
• Appendix A, “Regulatory Statements,” provides a listing of regulatory compliance statements
from several countries.
• Appendix B, “Caution and Danger Notices,” provides a listing of cautions and warnings in
several languages.
• Appendix C, “Hardware Specifications,” provides several tables of hardware specifications for
quick lookup.
Supported hardware and software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is
beyond the scope of this document.