Reference Guide
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ImportantPointstoRemember:
• On a new MXL switch running FTOS version 9.2.(0.0), with no saved startup configuration, the switch
comes up with all server ports as switch ports in no shut state. When you configure STP, the switch
brings up the uplink and saves the running configuration to the startup-config file. All the server ports
without any specific configuration will have the default configuration of Layer2 switch port and no
shut mode saved.
• On an existing MXL switch with a saved startup configuration, running an older FTOS version, an
upgrade to a new version will not change the current behavior. This is because the start-up config file
in older FTOS versions will have the default configuration of shut mode for all the server ports without
any specific configuration. To enable this feature after upgrading a switch with a saved startup
configuration, delete the start-up config file and reboot the switch. This allows all the server ports to
come as Layer2 switch ports in no shut state.
• In a stacked configuration of MXL switches, the behavior is similar to a standalone configuration. If a
start-up config file is detected at bootup, the entire stack will reboot using the saved configuration. If
no start-up config file is detected at restart, the entire logical switch, including master unit, standby
master, and any stack units will restart with all server ports as Layer2 switch ports in no shut mode.
• If a new stack unit is added to an existing stack, the server side interfaces will always start in shut
mode by default. If the startup configuration is deleted after a stack unit was added to a stack and the
stack is reloaded, then on reboot the entire logical switch will come up with all server ports as Layer2
switch ports in no shut mode.
Bulk Configuration
Bulk configuration allows you to determine if interfaces are present, for physical interfaces, or, configured,
for logical interfaces.
Interface Range
An interface range is a set of interfaces to which other commands may be applied, and may be created if
there is at least one valid interface within the range. Bulk configuration excludes from configuring any
non-existing interfaces from an interface range. A default VLAN may be configured only if the interface
range being configured consists of only VLAN ports.
The
interface range command allows you to create an interface range allowing other commands to be
applied to that range of interfaces.
The interface range prompt offers the interface (with slot and port information) for valid interfaces. The
maximum size of an interface range prompt is 32. If the prompt size exceeds this maximum, it displays (...)
at the end of the output.
Note: Non-existing interfaces are excluded from interface range prompt.