Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "To check whether cURL is available in the operating system, use the curl ---version command."

A block of code is set as follows:

# NSX Variables 
$NSXUsername = "admin" 
$NSXPassword = "VMware1!" 
$NSXManager = "https://nsxmgr-01a.corp.local" 
$NSXURI = "/api/2.0/services/usermgmt/user/admin"

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

curl -k -X GET -H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -u admin:VMware1! 'https://nsxmgr-01a.corp.local/api/2.0/services/usermgmt/user/admin' 

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Select All Downloads, scroll down to the Networking & Security menu item, and click Drivers & Tools."