Dell PowerVault 735N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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Syntax lines

consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands

are displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substi-
tute a value) are displayed in lowercase italics; constant parameters are displayed
in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.

Example: del [

drive

:] [

path

]

filename

[/p]

Command lines

consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-

mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New
font.

Example:

del c:\myfile.doc

Screen text

is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be

a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are instructed to type
as part of a command (referred to as a

command line

). Screen text is presented

in the Courier New font.

Example: The following message appears on your screen:

No boot device available

Example: “Type

md c:\programs and press <Enter>.”

Variables

are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in

italics.

Example: DIMM

x

(where

x

represents the DIMM socket designation).

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