vi SilkWorm 4016 Hardware Reference Manual
Publication Number: 53-1000175-01
Supported Hardware and Software
This document has been created to include information specific to the SilkWorm 4016 switch module
running Brocade Fabric OS version 5.0.4. This switch was designed specifically to work with a blade
server chassis.
This document does not support all 5.x Fabric OS versions: it is specific to the Fabric OS v5.0.4. To
obtain information about a different Fabric OS version, refer to the documentation specific to your
Fabric OS.
What’s New in This Document
This is a new document. For further information, see the Brocade Fabric OS v5.0.4 release notes.
Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.

Text Formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies 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 syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed letter
case: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command letter case is often all lowercase.
Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

The following notices appear in this document.
Note
A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.