Adding A Description For An Interface; Monitoring And Maintaining The Interfaces; Monitoring Interface And Controller Status - Cisco 2950G 24 - Catalyst Switch Software Configuration Manual

Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces

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 these commands: show configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to add a description for an interface:
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
Step 3
description string
Step 4 end
Step 5 show interfaces interface-id description
or
show running-config
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
Use the no description interface configuration command to delete the description.
This example shows how to add a description on Fast Ethernet interface 0/4 and to verify the description:
Switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet0/4
Switch(config-if)# description Connects to Marketing
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch# show interfaces fastethernet0/4 description
Interface Status
Fa0/4
Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces
You can perform the tasks in these sections to monitor and maintain interfaces:
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Monitoring Interface and Controller Status

Commands entered at the privileged EXEC prompt display information about the interface, including
the version of the software and the hardware, the controller status, and statistics about the interfaces.
Table 9-2
commands by using the show ? command at the privileged EXEC prompt.) These commands are fully
described in the Cisco IOS Interface Command Reference for Release 12.1.
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
9-16
Protocol Description
up down
Monitoring Interface and Controller Status, page 9-16
Clearing and Resetting Interfaces and Counters, page 9-19
Shutting Down and Restarting the Interface, page 9-19
lists some of these interface monitoring commands. (You can display the full list of show
,
show running-config
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode
Enter interface configuration mode, and enter the interface for which
you are adding a description.
Add a description (up to 240 characters) for an interface.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entry.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
End with CNTL/Z.
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Chapter 9 Configuring the Switch Interfaces
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and show interfaces.
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