Dell PowerConnect™ Firmware CLI Transition Guide

Port Channel Interfaces

Port-channel (or LAG) interfaces are represented in the CLI by the variable port-channel-number, which can assume values from 1–48.

When listed in command line output, port channel interfaces are preceded by the characters Po.

Loopback Interfaces

Loopback interfaces are represented in the CLI by the variable loopback-id, which can assume values from 0–7.

VLAN Interfaces

VLAN interfaces are represented in the CLI by the variable vlan-id, which can assume values from 1– 4093.

Tunnel Interfaces

Tunnel interfaces are represented in the CLI by the variable tunnel-id, which can assume values from 0–7.

Refer to the Interface Naming Conventions section of the CLI REFERENCE GUIDE.

Migration Key Concepts

The 4.x software was designed for the migration to require minimal user intervention. Migration issues documented here are applicable across all platforms.

Commands That Did Not Migrate

Some commands did not migrate to the 4.x software. Some old commands no longer exist; some commands have been deprecated by a new command or removed entirely. A list of these commands is provided in Deprecated Commands on page 18.

Slot Naming Conventions

Along with the interface naming convention changes are the slot naming convention changes. The old method was unit/type port, for example 1/g1. The new method is interface type unit/slot, based on industry-standard naming convention, e.g., Gigabit Ethernet (Gi) 1/0/1.

Port channels old method ch1 or port-channel 1, depending on where you were in CLI. The new abbreviation for port-channel is “po”.

Ethernet Configuration Commands

There is no longer a negotiation command. Effective with the 4.x software, auto-negotiation is configured as part of the speed and duplex commands. Refer to the descriptions of the speed and duplex commands in the CLI REFERENCE GUIDE.

VLANs

In version 4.x, there is a distinction between Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration. Interface VLAN Configuration mode is used only for Layer 3 configuration.

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