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Example
Dell#clear counters
Clear counters on all interfaces [confirm]
clear dampening
Clear the dampening counters on all the interfaces or just the specified interface.
Syntax
clear dampening [interface]
Parameters
interface (OPTIONAL) Enter any of the following keywords and slot/port or number to clear
counters from a specified interface:
● For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a
number. The range is from 1 to 128.
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
Defaults Without an interface specified, the command clears all interface dampening counters.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
On the switch, after you enter the clear counters command and verify the results with the show
interfaces command, the line rate is not reset to 0.00%.
Example
Dell#clear dampening tengigabitethernet 1/2
Clear dampening counters on tengig 1/2 [confirm] y
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Related
Commands
show interfaces dampening — displays interface dampening information.
dampening — configures dampening on an interface.
cx4-cable-length
Configure the length of the cable to be connected to the selected CX4 port.
Syntax
[no] cx4-cable-length {long | medium | short}
Parameters
long | medium |
short
Enter the keyword that matches the cable length to be used at the selected port:
● short = For 1-meter and 3-meter cable lengths.
● medium = For 5-meter cable length.
● long = For 10-meter and 15-meter cable lengths.
Defaults medium
Command Modes INTERFACE
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
480 Interfaces