Configuring A Port-Channel Description - Cisco 7604-RSP720C-R Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Channels
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Configuring a Port-Channel Description

You can configure a description for a port channel.
SUMMARY STEPS
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DETAILED STEPS
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
interface port-channel channel-number
Example:
switch(config)# interface port-channel 2
switch(config-if)
Step 3
description
Example:
switch(config-if)# description
engineering
switch(config-if)#
Step 4
exit
Example:
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)#
Step 5
show interface port-channel
channel-number
Example:
switch(config-router)# show interface
port-channel 2
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
This example shows how to add a description to port channel 2:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# interface port-channel 2
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configure terminal
interface port-channel channel-number
description
exit
show interface port-channel channel-number
copy running-config startup-config
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies the port-channel interface that you want to
configure, and enters the interface mode.
Allows you to add a description to the port-channel
interface. You can use up to 80 characters in the
description. By default, the description does not
display; you must configure this parameter before the
description displays in the output.
Exits the interface mode and returns to the
configuration mode.
(Optional) Displays interface information for the
specified port channel.
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.
Configuring Port Channels
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