Configuring Ports with CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring ports as displayed in the Port Configuration page.

Table 7-12. Port Configuration CLI Commands

CLI Command

Description

 

 

interface ethernet interface

Enters the interface configuration mode to configure an

 

ethernet type interface.

 

 

description string

Adds a description to an interface configuration.

 

 

shutdown

Disables interfaces that are part of the currently set context.

 

 

set interface active {ethernet

Reactivates an interface that is shutdown due to security

interface port-channelport-channel-

reasons.

number}

 

 

 

speed Mbps

Configures the speed of a given ethernet interface when not

 

using auto negotiation.

 

 

duplex {half full}

Configures the full/half duplex operation of a given ethernet

 

interface when not using auto negotiation.

 

 

negotiation [capability1

Enables auto negotiation operation for the speed and

[capability2…capability5]

duplex parameters of a given interface.

 

 

back-pressure

Enables Back Pressure on a given interface.

 

 

flowcontrol {auto on off}

Configures the Flow Control on a given interface.

 

 

mdix {on auto}

Enables automatic crossover on a given interface or Port-

 

channel.

 

 

show interfaces configuration

Displays the configuration for all configured interfaces.

[ethernet interface port-channel

 

port-channel-number]

 

 

 

show interface advertise

Displays the interface’s negotiation advertisement settings.

 

 

show interfaces status [ethernet

Displays the status for all configured interfaces.

interface port-channelport-

 

channel-number]

 

 

 

show interfaces description

Displays the description for all configured interfaces.

[ethernet interface port-channel

 

port-channel-number]

 

 

 

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