Users Guide

NOTE: For information about using XFP ports with CX4 cables, refer to your S-Series hardware
guide.
Example
(Unsuccessful)
Dell#show interfaces tengigabitethernet 0/26 | grep "XFP type"
Pluggable media present, XFP type is 10GBASE-CX4
Dell(conf-if-te-0/26)#cx4-cable-length short
% Error: Unsupported command.
Dell(conf-if-te-0/26)#cx4-cable-length medium
% Error: Unsupported command.
Dell(conf-if-te-0/26)#cx4-cable-length long
% Error: Unsupported command.
Dell(conf-if-te-0/26)#
Example
(Successful)
Dell#config
Dell(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/52
Dell(conf-if-0/52)#cx4-cable-length long
Dell(conf-if-0/52)#show config
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/51
no ip address
cx4-cable-length long
shutdown
Dell(conf-if-0/52)#exit
Dell(config)#
Related Commands show cong – displays the conguration of the selected interface.
dampening
Congure dampening on an interface.
Syntax
dampening [[[[half-life] [reuse-threshold]] [suppress-threshold]] [max-
suppress-time]]
Parameters
half-life Enter the number of seconds after which the penalty is decreased. The penalty
decreases half after the half-life period expires. The range is from 1 to 30 seconds.
The default is 5 seconds.
reuse-threshold Enter a number as the reuse threshold, the penalty value below which the interface
state is changed to “up”. The range is from 1 to 20000. The default is 750.
suppress-threshold Enter a number as the suppress threshold, the penalty value above which the
interface state is changed to “error disabled”. The range is from 1 to 20000. The
default is 2500.
max-suppress-time Enter the maximum number for which a route can be suppressed. The default is
four times the half-life value. The range is from 1 to 86400. The default is 20
seconds.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE (conf-if-)
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.
Interfaces
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