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The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring ports as
displayed in the
Port Configuration
.
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
interface
| port-channel
port-
channel-number
}
Reactivates an interface that is shut
down due to security reasons.
speed {10 | 100 | 1000}
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
Enables auto negotiation operation
for the speed and duplex parameters
of a given interface.
back-pressure
Enables Back Pressure on a given
interface.
flowcontrol {auto | on | off | rx |
tx}
Configures the Flow Control on a
given interface.
mdix {on | auto}
Enables automatic crossover on a
given interface or Port-channel.
show interfaces configuration
[ethernet
interface
| port-
channel
port-channel-
number
]
Displays the configuration for all
configured interfaces.
show interfaces status [ethernet
interface
| port-channel
port-
channel-number
]
Displays the status for all configured
interfaces.
