Shutdown; Description - Dell PowerConnect 6024F Command Line Interface Reference Manual

shutdown

The shutdown interface configuration command disables interfaces. To restart a disabled interface,
use the no form of this command.
Syntax
shutdown
no shutdown
Default Configuration
The interface is enabled.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, port-channel, Out-of-Band Ethernet) mode
User Guidelines
There are no user guidelines for this command.
Examples
The following example disables Ethernet g5.
Console(config)# interface ethernet g5
Console(config-if)# shutdown
The following example re-enables ethernet port 5.
Console(config)# interface ethernet g5
Console(config-if)# no shutdown

description

The description interface configuration command adds a description to an interface. To remove
the description use the no form of this command.
Syntax
description string
no description
• string—Comment or a description of the port up to 64 characters.
Default Configuration
By default, the interface does not have a description.
Ethernet Configuration Commands
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