Adding A Description For An Interface - Cisco Catalyst 3550 series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 10 Configuring Interface Characteristics

Adding a Description for an Interface

You can add a description about an interface to help you remember its function. The description appears
in the output of these commands: show configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to add a description for an interface:
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
Step 3
description string
Step 4 end
Step 5 show interfaces interface-id description
or
show running-config
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
Use the no description interface configuration command to delete the description.
This example shows how to add a description on Fast Ethernet interface 0/4 and to verify the description:
Switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet0/4
Switch(config-if)# description Connects to Marketing
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch# show interfaces fastethernet0/4 description
Interface Status
Fa0/4
78-11194-09
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode
Enter interface configuration mode, and enter the interface for which
you are adding a description.
Add a description (up to 240 characters) for an interface.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entry.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Protocol Description
up down
,
show running-config
End with CNTL/Z.
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and show interfaces.
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