Administrator Guide

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
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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”).
● 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.
duplex (Management)
Set the mode of the Management interface.
Z9000
Syntax
duplex {half | full}
To return to the default setting, use the no duplex command.
Parameters
half Enter the keyword half to set the Management interface to transmit only in one
direction.
full Enter the keyword full to set the Management interface to transmit in both
directions.
Defaults Not configured.
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.
500 Interfaces