User guide

ExtremeWare 7.2e Installation and User Guide 15

Preface

This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other

publications that might be useful.

Introduction

This guide provides the required information to install the Summit 400-48 switch and configure the

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software running on the Summit 400-48 switch.

This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for installing and setting

up network equipment. It assumes a basic working knowledge of:

• Local area networks (LANs)

• Ethernet concepts

• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts

• Routing concepts

• Internet Protocol (IP) concepts

• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

• IP Multicast concepts

• Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) concepts

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

NOTE

If the information in the release notes shipped with your switch differs from the information in this guide,

follow the release notes.

Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.