Reference Guide

Example
Dell(conf-if-te-2/2)# dampening 20 800 4500 120
Dell(conf-if-te-2/2)#
Related
Commands
• clear dampening — clears the dampening counters on all the interfaces or just
the specified interface.
• show interfaces dampening — displays interface dampening information.
description
Assign a descriptive text string to the interface.
C9000 Series
Syntax
description desc_text
To delete a description, use the no description command.
Parameters
desc_text Enter a text string up to 240 characters long.
Defaults none
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Modified for E-Series: Revised from 78 to 240 characters.
Usage Information
Important Points to Remember:
• To use special characters as a part of the description string, you must enclose
the whole string in double quotes.
• Spaces between characters are not preserved after entering this command
unless you enclose the entire description in quotation marks (“desc_text”).
Interfaces
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