Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Manual page 3

D Commands
description (interface)
To add a description to an interface configuration, use the description command. To remove the description,
use the no form of this command.
description description
no description
Syntax Description
description
Command Default
No description is added.
Command Modes
Interface configuration mode
Subinterface configuration mode
Virtual Ethernet interface configuration
Command History
Release
4.0(0)N1(1a)
5.0(3)N1(1)
5.1(3)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
The description command is meant to provide a reminder in the configuration to describe what certain
interfaces are used for. The description appears in the output of the following commands such as show interface
and show running-config.
You can use this command on the following interfaces:
• Ethernet interface
• Management interface
• Subinterfaces
• Virtual Ethernet interface
String description of the interface configuration. This
string is limited to 80 characters.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Support for Layer 3 interfaces and virtual Ethernet interface was
added.
Support for virtual Ethernet interface was added.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Interfaces Command Reference
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