Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001761-01 manual Key terms, Optional element, Value

[ ]	Optional element.
variable	Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
	enclosed in angled brackets < >.
...	Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value	Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
	--show WWN
	Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: --show-modeegress ingress

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards.

NOTE

A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.

ATTENTION

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

CAUTION

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

DANGER

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations.

Key terms

For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on Brocade Connect. See “Brocade resources” on page xix for instructions on accessing Brocade Connect.

For terminology specific to this document, see “FCoE terminology” on page 1.

For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at:

http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary

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