Reference Guide

400 | Interfaces
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Interface Types
Viewing Basic Interface Information
The user has several options for viewing interface status and configuration parameters. The show interfaces
command in EXEC mode will list all configurable interfaces on the chassis and has options to display the
interface status, IP and MAC addresses, and multiple counters for the amount and type of traffic passing
through the interface. If a port channel interface is configured, the
show interfaces command can list the
interfaces configured in the port channel.
Figure 21-1 shows the configuration and status information for one interface.
Interface Type
Modes
Possible Default Mode
Requires CLI
Creation Default State
Physical L2, L3 Unset No Shutdown (disabled)
Management N/A N/A No No Shutdown (enabled)
Loopback L3 L3 Yes No Shutdown (enabled)
Null N/A N/A No Enabled
Port Channel L2, L3 L3 Yes Shutdown (disabled)
VLAN L2, L3 L2 Yes (except
default)
L2 - No Shutdown (enabled)
L3 - Shutdown (disabled)
Note: To end output from the system, such as the output from the show interfaces command, enter
CTRL+C and Dell Networking OS will return to the command prompt.
Note: The CLI output may be incorrectly displayed as 0 (zero) for the Rx/Tx power values. Perform an
SNMP query to obtain the correct power information.