H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches - Manual (Page 3)

Preface
The H3C S12500 documentation set includes 13 configuration guides, which describe the software
features for the H3C S12500 Series Routing Switches and guide you through the software configuration
procedures. These configuration guides also provide configuration examples to help you apply software
features to different network scenarios.
The EVI Configuration Guide describes the Ethernet Virtualization Interconnect (EVI) fundamentals and
configuration. EVI is a MAC-in-IP technology that provides Layer 2 connectivity between distant Layer 2
network sites across an IP routed network. It is used for connecting geographically dispersed sites of a
virtualized large-scale data center that requires Layer 2 adjacency.
This preface includes:
• Audience
• Conventions
• About the H3C S12500 documentation set
• Obtaining documentation
• Technical support
• Documentation feedback
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
• Network planners
• Field technical support and servicing engineers
• Network administrators working with the S12500 series
Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this documentation set.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from
which you select one or none.
{ x | y | ... } *
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select at least one.