Reference Guide

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Preface

About this Guide

This book provides information on the FTOS Command Line Interface (CLI). It includes some

information on the protocols and features found in FTOS and on the Dell Force10 systems supported

by FTOS (C-Series c, E-Series e, and S-Series s).

This chapter includes:

• Objectives

• Audience

• Conventions

• Related Documents

Objectives

This document is intended as a reference guide for the FTOS command line interface (CLI) commands,

with detailed syntax statements, along with usage information and sample output.

For details on when to use the commands, refer to the FTOS Configuration Guide. That guide contains

an Appendix with a list of the RFCs and MIBs (management information base files) supported.

Audience

This document is intended for system administrators who are responsible for configuring or

maintaining networks. This guide assumes you are knowledgeable in Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking

technologies.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions to describe command syntax:

Convention Description

keyword

Keywords are in bold and should be entered in the CLI as listed.

parameter

Parameters are in italics and require a number or word to be entered in the CLI.