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Chapter 9 Configuring Interfaces
Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces
Switch(config-if)#
end
Adding a Description for an Interface
You can add a description about an interface to help you remember its function. The description appears
in the output of these privileged EXEC commands: show configuration
,
show running-config
,
and
show interfaces.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to add a description for an interface:
Use the no description interface configuration command to delete the description.
This example shows how to add a description on a port and how to verify the description:
Switch#
config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#
interface gigabitethernet0/2
Switch(config-if)#
description Connects to Marketing
Switch(config-if)#
end
Switch#
show interfaces gigabitethernet0/2 description
Interface Status Protocol Description
Gi 0/2
admin down down Connects to Marketing
Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces
The switch supports these types of Layer 3 interfaces:
•
SVIs: You should configure SVIs for any VLANs for which you want to route traffic. SVIs are
created when you enter a VLAN ID following the interface vlan global configuration command. To
delete an SVI, use the no interface vlan global configuration command. You cannot delete interface
VLAN 1.
Note
When you create an SVI, it does not become active until it is associated with a physical port.
For information about assigning Layer 2 ports to VLANs, see
Chapter 10, “Configuring
VLANs.”
•
Routed ports: Routed ports are physical ports configured to be in Layer 3 mode by using the no
switchport interface configuration command.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id
Specify the interface for which you are adding a description, and enter
interface configuration mode.
Step 3
description string
Add a description (up to 240 characters) for an interface.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
show interfaces interface-id description
or
show running-config
Verify your entry.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
