Configuring Interface Modes; Configuring The Interface Description - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Procedure
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Configuring Interface Modes

To configure the interface mode, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
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Step 3

Configuring the Interface Description

Interface descriptions should help you identify the traffic or use for that interface. The interface description
can be any alphanumeric string.
To configure a description for an interface, perform this task:
Procedure
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OL-16597-01
Command or Action
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# interface {fc
slot/port}|{vfc vfc-id}
switch(config-if)# shutdown
Command or Action
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# interface {fc
slot/port}|{vfc vfc-id}
switch(config-if)# switchport
mode E | F | SD | auto
Command or Action
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# interface {fc slot/port}|{vfc
vfc-id}
switch(config-if)# switchport description
cisco-HBA2
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters
interface configuration mode.
Gracefully shuts down the interface and
administratively disables traffic flow (default).
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration mode.
For a Fibre Channel interface, you can set the mode to E,
F, or SD port mode. Set the mode to auto to auto-negotiate
an E, F, TE port mode (not SD port mode) of operation.
SD ports cannot be configured automatically. They
Note
must be administratively configured.
For a virtual Fibre Channel, only the F port mode is
supported.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters
interface configuration mode.
Configures the description of the interface. The
string can be up to 80 characters long.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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