About This Manual

This section defines the audience and scope of this manual and briefly describes the contents of each chapter. There are also descriptions of the icons and conventions used to convey instructions and information.

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Audience and Scope

This document is for the networking professional managing a Catalyst 2900 series XL switch or Catalyst 3500 series XL switch (hereafter referred to as the 2900 XL switch and 3500 XL switch) from the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI). We assume that you have experience working with Cisco IOS and are familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

This guide provides the information you need to configure features added to Cisco IOS with the release of the 2900 XL and 3500 XL switches.

Organization

This guide is organized into the following chapters:

"Using the Command-Line Interface," describes the features added to Cisco IOS with the release of the 2900 XL and 3500 XL switches.

"Cisco IOS Commands," describes the Cisco IOS commands changed or customized for the 2900 XL and 3500 XL switches.

Conventions

This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information:

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Commands and keywords are in boldface font.
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic.
Alternative keywords are grouped in braces ( { } ) and separated by vertical bars ( | ).
Elements in square brackets ( [ ] ) are optional.

Examples use these conventions:

Terminal sessions and system displays are in screen font.
Information you enter is in boldface screen font.
Angle brackets (< >) indicate nonprinting characters such as passwords.

Notes and Cautions

Notes and cautions use the following conventions and symbols:

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 equipment damage or loss of data.

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