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x Brocade VDX 6720 Hardware Reference Manual
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What’s new in this document
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
• The numbering scheme for the front views of the switches has been corrected. “Views of the
Brocade VDX 6720-24 switch” and “Views of the Brocade VDX 6720-60 switch.”
• The LED patterns for the optical SFP ports have been updated. “LED patterns.”
• Physical dimensions of the switch have been updated. “Weight and physical dimensions.”
• Setting a static IP address has been updated. “Setting the switch IP address.”
• Ethernet hub connections information has been corrected. “Connecting to Ethernet or fast
Ethernet hubs.”
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, show media. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
command Commands are printed in bold.
--option, option Command options are printed in bold.
-argument, arg Arguments.
[ ] Optional element.