Users Guide

Commas
The following is an example of how to use commas to add different interface types to a range of interfaces.
Example of Adding Interface Ranges
Dell(config-if)# interface range tengigabitethernet 5/1 - 23, tengigabitethernet
1/1 - 2
Dell(config-if-range-te-5/1-23,te1/1-2)# no shutdown
Dell(config-if-range-te-5/1-23,te1/1-2)#
Add Ranges
The following example shows how to use commas to add VLAN and port-channel interfaces to the range.
Example of Adding VLAN and Port-Channel Interface Ranges
Dell(config-if-range-te-1/1-2)# interface range Vlan 2 – 100 , Port 1 – 25
Dell(config-if-range-te-1/1-2-vl-2-100-po-1-25)# no shutdown
Defining Interface Range Macros
You can define an interface-range macro to automatically select a range of interfaces for configuration.
Before you can use the macro keyword in the interface-range macro command string, define the
macro.
To define an interface-range macro, use the following command.
• Defines the interface-range macro and saves it in the running configuration file.
CONFIGURATION mode
Define the Interface Range
The following example shows how to define an interface-range macro named “test” to select Ten Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces 5/1 through 5/4.
Example of the define interface-range Command for Macros
Dell(config)# define interface-range test tengigabitethernet 5/1 - 4
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro
To use an interface-range macro, use the following command.
• Selects the interfaces range to be configured using the values saved in a named interface-range macro.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface range macro name
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