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Cisco Content Services Switch Routing and Bridging Configuration Guide
OL-4580-01
Chapter 1 Configuring Interfaces and Circuits
Configuring Interfaces
Configuring an Interface
To configure an Ethernet interface, use the interface command. Enter the
interface name as follows:
• CSS 11501 - Enter the interface name in interface port format (for example,
e1 for Ethernet interface port 1).
• CSS 11503 or CSS 11506 - Enter the interface format in slot/port format (for
example, 3/1 for Ethernet port 1 on the I/O module in slot 3).
For example, to configure interface port 1 on a CSS 11501, access interface mode
for the port by entering:
(config)# interface e1
(config-if[e1])#
For example, to configure interface 1 on a CSS 11503 or CSS 11506, access
interface mode for the I/O module in slot 2 by entering:
(config)# interface 2/1
(config-if[2/1])#
Note in both examples that the CSS changes from configuration mode to the
specific interface mode.
Entering a Description for the Interface
To identify the Ethernet interface, use the description command. Enter a quoted
text string from 1 to 255 characters including spaces.
For example:
(config-if[2/1])# description "Connects to server17"
To view an interface description, use the show running-config interface
command. For example:
(config-if[2/1])# show running-config interface 2/1
!************************ INTERFACE ************************
interface 2/1
description "Connects to server17"
bridge vlan 2