Users Guide

Interface Types
The following table describes different interface types.
Table 35. Types of Interfaces
Interface Type Modes Possible Default Mode Requires Creation Default State
Physical L2, L3
NOTE: For the
port extender
interface only L2
is supported.
Unset No Shutdown (disabled)
Management N/A N/A No No Shutdown (enabled)
Loopback L3 L3 Yes No Shutdown (enabled)
Null N/A N/A No Enabled
Port Channel L2, L3 L3 Yes Shutdown (disabled)
VLAN
NOTE: The VLAN
range is 1 – 4094.
VLAN 4092 and
VLAN 4093 are
reserved VLANs.
You cannot
configure these
VLANs.
L2, L3 L2 Yes (except default)
L2 - Shutdown
(disabled)
L3 - No Shutdown
(enabled)
View Basic Interface Information
To view basic interface information, use the following command.
You have several options for viewing interface status and configuration parameters.
• Lists all configurable interfaces on the chassis.
EXEC mode
show interfaces
This command has options to display the interface status, IP and MAC addresses, and multiple counters for the amount and
type of traffic passing through the interface.
If you configured a port channel interface, this command lists the interfaces configured in the port channel.
NOTE: To end output from the system, such as the output from the show interfaces command, enter CTRL+C. The
system returns you to the command prompt.
NOTE: The CLI output may be incorrectly displayed as 0 (zero) for the Rx/Tx power values. To obtain the correct power
information, perform a simple network management protocol (SNMP) query.
Examples of Using the Show Commands
The following example shows the configuration and status information for one interface.
Dell#show interface tengigabitethernet 1/12
TenGigabitEthernet 1/12 is up, line protocol is up
Interfaces 413