Reference Guide

• Entering a text string after the description command overwrites any previous
text string that you previously configured as the description.
• The shutdown and description commands are the only commands that you
can configure on an interface that is a member of a port-channel.
• Use the show interfaces description command to display descriptions
configured for each interface.
Related
Commands
show interfaces — displays information about an interface.
default interface
Resets a physical interface to its factory-default settings.
C9000 Series
Syntax
default interface interface slot/port-range
Parameters
interface slot/
port-range
Enter one of the following interface types and port
information to specify a single port or a range of ports. To
specify a port range, you can enter a hyphenated range
and/or individual port numbers separated with commas; for
example, default interface tengigabitethernet
1/0-4,7,9-11. To enter any random number of ports, you
can enter a comma-separated string of port numbers, for
example
default interface tengigabitethernet
1/0,1,9,11
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010, FNXML, MXL, S4810, S4820T,
S3048-ON, S4048-ON, S5000, S6000, S6000-ON, and
Z9500.
Usage Information
Use the default interface command to set a 10-Gigabit Ethernet or 40-
Gigabit Ethernet interface to its factory-default state. By default, a physical
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Interfaces