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Cisco ME 3800X and ME 3600X Switch Command Reference
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Preface
• Metro IP services license.
• Metro Aggregation services license.
For differences in feature support for each license, see the software configuration guide.
To install a software image, see the switch release notes and the “Working with the Cisco IOS File
System, Configuration Files, and Software Images” chapter in the software configuration guide.
This guide provides the information you need about the Layer 2 and Layer 3 commands that have been
created or changed for use with the switch. For information about the standard Cisco IOS commands, see
Master Index for Cisco IOS Software Release 15.3.
This guide does not provide procedures for configuring your switch. For detailed configuration
procedures, see the software configuration guide for this release.
This guide does not describe system messages you might encounter. For more information, see the
system message guide for this release.
For the latest documentation updates, see the release notes for this release.
Audience
This guide is for the networking professional using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) to
manage the Cisco Metro Ethernet (ME) 3800X and ME 3600X switches, hereafter referred to as the
switch. Before using this guide, you should have experience working with the Cisco IOS commands and
the switch software features. You should also have experience working with the concepts and
terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.
Conventions
This publication uses these conventions to convey instructions and information:
Command descriptions use these conventions:
• Commands and keywords are in boldface text.
• Arguments for which you supply values are in italic.
• Square brackets ([ ]) means optional elements.
• Braces ( ) group required choices, and vertical bars ( | ) separate the alternative elements.
• Braces and vertical bars within square brackets ([{ | }]) mean a required choice within an optional
element.
Interactive examples use these conventions:
• Terminal sessions and system displays are in screen font.
• Information you enter is in boldface screen font.
• Nonprinting characters, such as passwords or tabs, are in angle brackets (< >).
Notes, cautions, and warnings use these conventions and symbols:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in
this manual.