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Command
Information
Each software command has its own description in this guide. Each
command description begins at the top of a page. A command
description begins with these items:
■
The full command name
■
Platforms on which this command is valid
Under the command name is a list of 3Com switch platforms. The
command is valid on every platform that has a check mark (
✓
) next
to it.
Sample platform list
■
A short description of the purpose of the command
Some command descriptions begin with a sentence similar to this one:
“
For CoreBuilder 9000: Applies to Layer
n
switching modules only.
”
where
n
is either
2
or
3
. Because the CoreBuilder 9000 system can house
both Layer 2 modules and Layer 3 modules, this sentence alerts you to
the fact that this particular command is valid only on Layer 2 modules or
Layer 3 modules.
The command description continues with one or more of the following
sections:
■
Valid Minimum Abbreviation
— This section lists the shortest
number of characters that you can type to issue the command.
■
Important Considerations
— These usage notes identify potential
problems before you use the command.
■
Options
— If the command begins a configuration process or other
procedure, this section presents each prompt that you see, its
description, the possible values that you can enter, and the default
value.
■
Fields
— If the command prompts the system to display information,
this section lists the display parameters and their definitions.
✓
✓✓
✓
3500
✓
✓✓
✓
9000
✓
✓✓
✓
9400
✓
✓✓
✓
3900
✓
✓✓
✓
9300
