Enhancements in Release F.04.08

Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names

Displaying Friendly Port Names with Other Port DataYou can display friendly port name data in the following combinations:

show name: Displays a listing of port numbers with their corresponding friendly port names and also quickly shows you which ports do not have friendly name assignments. (show name data comes from the running-config file.)

show interface <port-number>: Displays the friendly port name, if any, along with the traffic statistics for that port. (The friendly port name data comes from the running-config file.)

show config: Includes friendly port names in the per-port data of the resulting configuration listing. (show config data comes from the startup-config file.)

To List All Ports or Selected Ports with Their Friendly Port Names. This command lists

names assigned to a specific port.

Syntax:

show name [ port-list]Lists the friendly port name with its corresponding

 

 

port number and port type. show name alone lists

 

 

this data for all ports on the switch.
For example:

Port Without a "Friendly" Name

Friendly port names assigned in previous examples.

Figure 22. Example of Friendly Port Name Data for All Ports on the Switch

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