Dell PowerVault 50F (Fibre Channel Switch) - Manual (Page 3)

Preface: Dell PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fiber Channel Switch User's Guide
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Technical information files — sometimes called "readme" files — may be installed on your hard-disk
drive to provide last-minute updates about technical
changes to your switch or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or
technicians.
Notational Conventions
The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic
type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your switch.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid
the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem.
Typographical Conventions
The following list defines (where appropriate) and illustrates typographical conventions used as visual cues
for specific elements of text throughout this document:
Interface components are window titles, button and icon names, menu names and selections, and
other options that appear on the monitor screen or display. They are presented in bold.
Keycaps, the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are enclosed in angle brackets.
Example: <Enter>
Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless otherwise indicated) to
perform a single function.
Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>
Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be
typed when referenced.
Example: "Use the format command to . . . "
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruction and intended to be
typed.
Example: "Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A."
Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold.