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show interfaces configured — displays any interface with a non-default configuration.
show interfaces description
Display the descriptions configured on the interface.
Syntax
show interfaces [interface] description
Parameters
interface Enter one of the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
● For the management interface on the stack unit enter the keyword
ManagementEthernet followed by the slot/port information. The slot range
is 0-0 and the port range is 0.
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
● For VLAN interfaces, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number from 1 to
4094.
NOTE: This command also enables you to view information corresponding to a
range of ports.
● You can specify multiple ports as slot/port-range. For example, if you
want to display information corresponding to all ports between 1 and 4,
specify the port range as show interfaces interface-type 1/1
- 4.
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes All Modes
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM and added support to display the interface
configurations corresponding to a range of ports.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage
Information
The following describes the show interfaces description command shown in the Example below.
Field Description
Interface Displays the type of interface and associated slot and port number.
OK? Indicates if the hardware is functioning properly.
Status States whether the interface is enabled (up) or disabled (administratively down).
Protocol States whether IP is enabled (up) or disabled (down) on the interface.
Description Displays the description (if any) manually configured for the interface.
Example
Dell#show interface description
Interface OK Status Protocol Description
TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 NO admin down down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/2 NO admin up down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/3 NO admin up down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/4 NO admin up down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/5 NO admin up down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/6 NO admin up down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/7 NO up down
TenGigabitEthernet 0/8 YES up up
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