Configuring The Interfaces; Understanding The Interface Naming Convention; Displaying Status For Interfaces - Dell 3-DNS Administrator's Manual

Chapter 4

Configuring the interfaces

Understanding the interface naming convention

Displaying status for interfaces

interface speed pkts
Mb/s
1.1 UP 100 HD
2.1 UP 100 HD
Figure 4.2 The bigpipe interface show command output
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Typically, a 3-DNS Controller has two network interfaces. The following
sections describe the naming convention, displaying the status, setting the
media type, and setting the duplex mode for the interfaces in the 3-DNS
Controller.
By convention, the Ethernet interfaces on a 3-DNS Controller take the name
<s>.<p> where s is the slot number of the NIC, and p is the port number on
the NIC. For the 2U platform, slot numbering is top-to-bottom, and port
numbering is left-to-right as shown in Figure 4.1.
Figure 4.1 Rear view of a 3-DNS Controller with two interface ports
Use the following syntax to display the current status and the settings for the
installed interface cards:
b interface show
Figure 4.2 is an example of the output you see when you issue this
command.
pkts pkts pkts
in out drop coll
0 213 0
20 25 0
Use the following syntax to display the current status and the setting for a
specific interface.
b interface <if_name> show
1.1
Port 1 Port 2
bits bits errors trunk STP
in out
0 0 74.2K
0 28.6K 33.9K
Expansion Slot
Expansion Slot
Expansion Slot
1.2
Port
designator
0
0