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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
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, “Brocade VA-40FC Introduction,” provides an overview of the Product Name switch,
a feature list, and a look at the appearance of the switch.
• Chapter 2, “Brocade VA-40FC Installation and Configuration,” provides the information needed
to install the switch into your network.
• Chapter 3, “Brocade VA-40FC Operation,” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures for
using the switch.
• Appendix A, “Brocade VA-40FC Specifications,” provides tables of physical, environmental, and
general specifications, helpful for quick lookup.
• The Index points you to the exact pages on which specific information is located.
Supported hardware and software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS v6.2.x, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
This document is specific to the Brocade VA-40FC and Fabric OS vx.x.x. To obtain information about
a Fabric OS version other than vx.x.x, see the documentation specific to that OS version.