Table 99 Port Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

gig

Displays the Gigabit Ethernet Physical Link Menu.

 

 

aclqos

Displays the Access Control List (ACL)/Quality of Service (QoS)

 

configuration menu.

 

 

8021ppri

Configures the port’s 802.1p priority level.

 

 

pvid <1-4095>

Sets the default VLAN number which will be used to forward frames

 

which are not VLAN tagged. The default number is 1.

 

Note: VLAN 4095 is reserved for switch management.

 

 

name <1-64 characters>none

Sets a name for the port (maximum 64 characters). The assigned port

 

name displays next to the port number on some information and statistics

 

screens.

 

 

rmon enabledisable

Enables or disables Remote Monitoring for the port. RMON must be

 

enabled for any RMON configurations to function.

 

 

tag enabledisable

Disables or enables VLAN tagging for this port. It is disabled by default.

 

 

tagpvid enabledisable

Disables or enables VLAN tag persistence. When disabled, the VLAN tag

 

is removed from packets whose VLAN tag matches the port PVID. The

 

default value is enabled.

 

 

*media

Displays the current port’s transmission media: copper, fiber, or

 

auto

 

This option is only available on uplink ports.

 

This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

 

 

*fiber

Configures the port’s transmission media as fiber.

 

This option is only available on uplink ports.

 

This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

 

 

*copper

Configures the port’s transmission media as copper.

 

This option is only available on uplink ports.

 

This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

 

 

*automedia

Configures the port’s transmission media as auto.

 

This option is only available on uplink ports.

 

This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

 

 

brate <0-262143>dis

Limits the number of broadcast packets per second to the specified value.

 

If disabled (dis), the port forwards all broadcast packets.

 

 

mrate <0-262143>dis

Limits the number of multicast packets per second to the specified value. If

 

disabled (dis), the port forwards all multicast packets.

 

 

drate <0-262143>dis

Limits the number of unknown unicast packets per second to the specified

 

value. If disabled (dis), the port forwards all unknown unicast packets.

 

 

ena

Enables the port.

 

 

dis

Disables the port. To temporarily disable a port without changing its

 

configuration attributes, see the “Temporarily disabling a port” section

 

later in this chapter.

 

 

cur

Displays current port parameters.

* indicates commands that are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

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