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config ports display-string
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config ports display-string
config ports [<portlist> | mgmt] display-string <alphanumeric string>
Description
Configures a user-defined string for a port or group of ports.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
On a modular switch,
<portlist>
can be a list of slots and ports. On a stand-alone switch,
<portlist>
can be one or more port numbers. For a detailed explanation of port specification, see “Modular Switch
Numerical Ranges” or “Stand-alone Switch Numerical Ranges” in Chapter 1.
The display string can be up to 16 characters. Display strings do not need to be unique for each
port—you can assign the same string to multiple ports. For example, you could give all the ports that
connected to a particular department a common display string.
The string is displayed in certain commands such as the
show ports info
command.
NOTE
Do not use a port number as a display string. For example, do not assign the display string “2” to port 2.
Example
The following command configures the user-defined string corporate for port 1 on a stand-alone switch:
config ports 1 display-string corporate
The following command configures the user-defined string corporate for ports 3, 4, and 5 on slot 1 on a
modular switch:
config ports 1:3-5 display-string corporate
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 4.0.
portlist Specifies one or more ports or slots and ports. On a modular switch, can be a
list of slots and ports. On a stand-alone switch, can be one or more port
numbers. May be in the form 1, 2, 3-5, 2:5, 2:6-2:8.
mgmt Specifies the management port. Supported only for switches that provide a
management port.
alphanumeric string Specifies a user-defined display string.