Port - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Manual

P Commands

port

To configure a unified port on a Cisco Nexus 5548UP switch or Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch, use the port
command. To remove the unified port, use the no form of this command.
port port-number type {ethernet| fc}
no port port-number type {ethernet| fc}
Syntax Description
port-number
type
ethernet
fc
Command Default
None
Command Modes
Slot configuration mode
Command History
Release
5.0(3)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
Unified ports allow you to configure ports as Ethernet, native Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) ports. By default, the ports are Ethernet ports but you can change the port mode to Fibre Channel on
the following unified ports:
• Any port on the Cisco Nexus 5548UP switch or the Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch.
• The ports on the Cisco N55-M16UP expansion module that is installed in a Cisco Nexus 5548P switch.
You must configure Ethernet ports and FC ports in a specified order:
• FC ports must be configured from the last port of the module.
• Ethernet ports must be configured from the first port of the module.
If the order is not followed, the following errors are displayed:
ERROR: Ethernet range starts from first port of the module
ERROR: FC range should end on last port of the module
Port number. The range is from 1 to 199.
Specifies the type of port to configure on a slot in a
chassis.
Specifies an Ethernet port.
Specifies a Fibre Channel (FC) port.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Interfaces Command Reference
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