3com 5500-SI Manual Do Utilizador

The 3Com Switch 5500 Family Getting Started Guide provides information about 
installation.

The 3Com Switch 5500 Family Command Reference Guide provides all the 
information you need to use the configuration commands.

This typeface indicates the variable part of a command text. You must type 
a value here, and press Return or Enter when you are ready to enter the 
command.

Example: in the command super level, a value in the range 0 to 3 must 
be entered in the position indicated by level 

{ x | y | ... }

Alternative items, one of which must be entered, are grouped in braces 
and separated by vertical bars. You must select and enter one of the items.

Example: in the command flow-control {hardware | none | 
software}

, the braces and the vertical bars combined indicate that you 

must enter one of the parameters. Enter either hardware, or none, or 
software

.

[ ]

 

Items shown in square brackets [ ] are optional.

Example 1: in the command 

, the square brackets 

indicate that the parameter 

 is optional. You can enter the command 

with or without this parameter.

Example 2: in the command user-interface [type] first-number 
[last-number] the square brackets indicate that the parameters [type] 
and  [last-number] are both optional. You can enter a value in place of 
one, both or neither of these parameters.

Alternative items, one of which can optionally be entered, are grouped in 
square brackets and separated by vertical bars.

Example 3: in the command header

, the square brackets indicate that the parameters shell, 

 and login

 

are all optional. The vertical bars indicate that only 

one of the parameters is allowed.

Table 2   Text conventions (continued)