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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
How this document is organized
This document is a hardware reference manual written for system administrators and technicians
experienced with networking and IP technologies to help them install, set up, configure, operate,
maintain, and troubleshoot the Brocade VDX 8770-4. It is organized in loosely chronological order,
beginning with an overview of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 and ending with removal and replacement
procedures of field-replaceable units (FRUs).
The document contains the following sections:
• Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview,” identifies the components of the Brocade VDX
8770-4 and provides a brief description of its features.
• Chapter 2, “Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-4,” describes how to install, set up, and
power on the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
• Chapter 3, “Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-4,” provides the initial configuration
information required to get the Brocade VDX 8770-4 up and running.
• Chapter 4, “Monitoring System Components,” provides descriptions of the LEDs and their
functions, and also lists Network OS commands required for monitoring.
• Chapter 5, “Removal and Replacement Procedures,” describes how to remove and replace
each of the FRUs in the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
• Appendix A, “Specifications,”provides information on the physical characteristics,
environmental requirements, and regulatory certifications for the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
• Appendix B, “Caution and Danger Notices,” contains a list of the translated Caution and
Danger messages.