Nortel Networks Passport ARN Routers User Manual

Installing and Operating Passport ARN Routers

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This guide uses the following text conventions:

angle brackets (< >)

Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the 
description inside the brackets. Do not type the 
brackets when entering the command. 

Example: If the command syntax is:

ping <ip_address>

, you enter:

 

Indicates command names and options and text that 
you need to enter.

Example: Enter

 

show ip {alerts 

|

 routes}.

Example: Use the 

 command. 

braces ({})

Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions 
where there is more than one option. You must choose 
only one of the options. Do not type the braces when 
entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip {alerts 

| 

routes}

, you must enter either:

or

, but not both.

brackets ([ ])

Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do 
not type the brackets when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is: 

show ip interfaces [-alerts]

, you can enter either:

or

 

.

ellipsis points (. . . )

Indicate that you repeat the last element of the 
command as needed.

Example: If the command syntax is:

ethernet/2/1 [<

parameter> <value>] . . . 

, you enter

and as many parameter-value pairs as 

needed.