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Usage guidelines
CAUTION:
The default command might interrupt ongoing network services. Make sure you are fully aware of
the impacts of this command before using it on a live network.
This command might fail to restore the default settings for some commands for reasons such as
command dependencies and system restrictions. Use the display this command in interface view to
identify these commands, and then use their undo forms or follow the command reference to restore
their default settings. If your restoration attempt still fails, follow the error message instructions to
resolve the problem.
Examples
# Restore the default settings for interface loopback 1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface loopback 1
[Sysname-LoopBack1] default
description
Use description to set a description for an interface.
Use undo description to restore the default.
Syntax
description text
undo description
Default
The description of a loopback or null interface is the interface name plus Interface (for example,
LoopBack1 Interface).
Views
Loopback interface view, null interface view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
text: Specifies an interface description, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 255 characters.
Usage guidelines
Configure a description for an interface for easy identification and management purposes.
You can use the display interface command to view the configured description.
Examples
# Set the description to for RouterID for interface loopback 1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface loopback 1
[Sysname-LoopBack1] description for RouterID
display interface inloopback
Use display interface inloopback to display information about the inloopback interface.
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