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20ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Using This Book	This guide contains information for every command for the platforms
	listed at the beginning of this chapter. It includes specific information
	about command syntax, field descriptions, default values, and the
	possible range of values. Some command descriptions include a section
	called “Important Considerations” that contains additional information
	to be aware of when using the command. Where appropriate, examples
	help you to understand the commands.
	This guide does not contain troubleshooting information or instructional
	material about why or when to use a particular command. For
	information about troubleshooting and networking tasks, see the
	Implementation Guide that is shipped with your system on a CD-ROM.
Finding Specific	Use this chart to help you find information about specific tasks:

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If you are looking for information about	Turn to
System administration and configuration tasks	Part I: Getting Started
Using command abbreviations
Summary of commands for all platforms
Displaying the system or module configuration	Part II: System-Level
Using the snapshot feature	Functions
Baselining statistics
Configuring system parameters, such as name, date/time,
and passwords
Configuring system security
Establishing system access through a Web browser
Saving, restoring, and resetting nonvolatile data
Running scripts of Console tasks
Setting up the system for out-of-band management access	Part III: Establishing
through serial ports or using IP and setting up SNMP	Management Access
Administering the IP management interface
Configuring SNMP community strings
Administering trap reporting
Administering Ethernet ports	Part IV: Physical Port
Displaying statistics for and labelling Ethernet ports	Parameters
Administering Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ports