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About This Manual
About This Manual
This chapter describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Catalyst 5000 Series Configuration Guide and Command Reference.
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Document Objectives
The Catalyst 5000 Series Configuration Guide and Command Reference is designed to help you understand the Catalyst 5000 series switch, initially configure the switch to work in your network, and customize the switch configuration to fit your needs. An alphabetical listing of software commands used to configure and maintain the switch is also provided.
If you are using the Catalyst 5000 series switch in an emulated LAN, you should use this manual in conjunction with the Cisco IOS Release 11.0 documentation set for routers and the LightStream 100 User Guide (3.1).
Audience
This publication is intended as a standalone document for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Catalyst 5000 series switch.
Summary of Contents
Following are the chapters and appendixes included in this publication:
- Chapter 1, "Product Overview,"contains an overview of the Catalyst 5000 series switch.
- Chapter 2, "Command Line Interfaces," describes how to access the command line interface. It also contains information about the commands used to configure the Catalyst 5000 series switch.
- Chapter 3, "Configuring the Software," contains steps for configuring the system at a basic level.
- Chapter 4, "Configuring Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Software," contains steps for configuring the Ethernet ports and examples of configurations.
- Chapter 5, "Configuring ATM LAN Emulation Module Software," contains steps for configuring the ATM module and setting up LAN emulation clients in support of LAN emulation.This chapter also contains examples of configurations.
- Chapter 6, "CDDI/FDDI Module Software Configuring," contains steps for configuring the FDDI/CDDI ports and examples of configurations.
- Chapter 7, "Command Reference," provides detailed descriptions of the commands necessary to configure and maintain the Catalyst 5000 series switch.
- Appendix A, "Downloading Files," includes procedures for updating the Catalyst 5000 series switch software.
- Appendix B, "Creating a Configuration File" includes information about creating and uploading a configuration file to the Catalyst 5000 series switch.
- Appendix C, "Workgroup MIB Reference," describes the Cisco Systems private, or local, Management Information Base (MIB) for the Catalyst 5000 series switch.
Document Conventions
The guide uses the following conventions:
- The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control. For example, the key combinations ^D and Ctrl-D mean hold down the Control key while you press the D key. Keys are indicated in capital letters, but are not case sensitive.
- A string is defined as a nonquoted set of characters. For example, when setting an SNMP community string to "public," do not use quotation marks around the string, or the string will include the quotation marks.
- Command descriptions use these conventions:
- Commands and keywords are in boldface font.
- Arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.
- Optional elements are shown in square brackets ([ ]); alternative optional elements are separated by vertical bars ( | ).
- Alternative but required elements are grouped in braces ({ }) and separated by vertical bars ( | ).
- Examples use these conventions:
- Examples that contain system prompts denote interactive sessions, indicating that the user enters commands at the prompt. The system prompt indicates the current command mode. For example,
Console <enable>
indicates privileged mode.
- Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in
screen
font.
- Information you enter is in
boldface screen
font.
- Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets (< >).
- Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets ([ ]).
- Exclamation points (!) and pound signs (#) at the beginning of a line indicate a comment line. They are also displayed by the switch for certain processes.
- Throughout this guide, the word port refers to both ports and interfaces.
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Warning Means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, you must be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.
The following illustration explains the fields on a typical command reference page:
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