Command syntax conventions, Notes, cautions, and warnings – Brocade Virtual ADX Global Server Load Balancing Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) User Manual

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Command syntax conventions

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements may be used in this document. 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 a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be
interrupted or the device might reboot.

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.

Convention

Description

bold text

Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.

italic text

Identifies variables.

[ ]

Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.

{ x | y |z }

A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly braces separated
byvertical bars. You must select one.

x | y

A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.

< >

Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle
brackets.

...

Repeat the previous element. For example, member [member...].

\

Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash
separates two lines of a command input, enter the entire command at the
prompt without the backslash.

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