Users Guide

Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
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 Modied 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 congured as the description.
• The shutdown and description commands are the only commands that you can congure on an
interface that is a member of a port-channel.
• Use the show interfaces description command to display descriptions congured for each
interface.
duplex (10/100 Interfaces)
Congure duplex mode on any physical interfaces where the speed is set to 10/100.
Syntax
duplex {half | full}
To return to the default setting, use the no duplex command.
Parameters
half Enter the keyword half to set the physical interface to transmit only in one
direction.
full Enter the keyword full to set the physical interface to transmit in both directions.
Defaults Not congured.
Command Modes INTERFACE
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Interfaces