H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches - Manual (Page 3)

Preface
The H3C S7500E documentation set includes 12 configuration guides, which describe the software
features for the H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches and guide you through the software
configuration procedures. These configuration guides also provide configuration examples to help you
apply software features to different network scenarios.
The IRF Configuration Guide describes how to use two S7500E switches to create an IRF virtual device
based on the IRF technology. It covers planning the switch roles in the IRF virtual device, connecting
the IRF link, and detecting and maintaining the IRF virtual device.
This preface includes:
z Audience
z Document Organization
z Conventions
z About the H3C S7500E Documentation Set
z Obtaining Documentation
z Documentation Feedback
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
z Network planners
z Field technical support and servicing engineers
z Network administrators working with the S7500E series
Document Organization
The IRF Configuration Guide comprises the following part:
IRF Configuration
Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this documentation set.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ]
Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are
optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars,
from which you select one.
[ x | y | ... ] Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical