Cisco Systems OL-11291-01 manual Audience, Conventions, Italic font

Preface

This document describes how to use Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) 2.6, a software to monitor the performance of multi-protocol networks. This preface describes who should read this guide, and outlines the document conventions used in this guide.

Audience

This document is for the network administrator or operator who uses the Internetwork Performance Monitor software. Network administrators or operators should have:

•Basic network management skills

•Basic Windows system administrator skills

•Basic Solaris system administrator skills

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Item	Convention
Commands and keywords	boldface font
Variables for which you supply values	italic font
Displayed session and system information	screen font
Information you enter	boldface screen font
Variables you enter	italic screen font
Menu items and button names	boldface font
Selecting a menu item in paragraphs	Option > Network Preferences
Selecting a menu item in tables	Option > Network Preferences

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor

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