About This Guide

This section discusses the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the Catalyst 5000 Series Switch Message and Recovery Guide, and defines the conventions used to convey instructions and information.

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Note Throughout this guide and all Catalyst 5000 series documents, "Catalyst 5000 series switches" refers to all of the Catalyst 5000 switches unless otherwise noted.

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Who Should Read This Guide

This guide is designed for the installer and user with a working knowledge of the Catalyst 5000 series switch system software. Users of this guide might also include network administrators and other people responsible for setting up and maintaining the Catalyst 5000 series switch.

How This Guide Is Organized

The major sections of this guide are as follows:

Chapter 1	Message Format	Describes how to read a system or error message
Chapter 2	Message and Recovery Procedures	Contains the message descriptions and recovery procedures

Document Conventions

Screen examples use the following conventions:

screen font	Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.
[dec]	Decimal
[chars]	Character string
[hex]	Hexadecimal integer

Notes use the following conventions:

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

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