Adding A Description For An Interface - Cisco 4500M Software Manual

Chapter 4 Configuring Interfaces
Displaying the Interface Speed and Duplex Mode Configuration
To display the interface speed and duplex mode configuration for an interface, perform this task:
Command
Switch# show interfaces [fastethernet |
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet]
slot/interface
This example shows how to display the interface speed and duplex mode of Fast Ethernet interface 6/1:
Switch# show interface fastethernet 6/1
FastEthernet6/1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Fast Ethernet Port, address is 0050.547a.dee0 (bia 0050.547a.dee0)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec,
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive set (10 sec)
Full-duplex, 100Mb/s
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:54, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 50/2000/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
Switch#

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 the following commands: show configuration
show interfaces.
To add a description for an interface, enter the following command:
Command
Switch(config-if)# description string
This example shows how to add a description on Fast Ethernet interface 5/5:
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet 5/5
Switch(config-if)# description Channel-group to "Marketing"
OL-6696-01
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
50 packets input, 11300 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 50 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 input packets with dribble condition detected
1456 packets output, 111609 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
1 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
Configuring Optional Interface Features
Purpose
Displays the interface speed and duplex mode
configuration.
,
show running-config
Purpose
Adds a description for an interface.
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