Set Port Alias; Show Forcelinkdown - Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Manual

Disabling / Enabling and Naming Ports

set port alias

Use this command to assign an alias name to a port.
Syntax
set port alias port-string [string]
Parameters
port-string
string
Defaults
If string is not specified, the alias assigned to the port will be cleared.
Mode
Switch command, Read‐Write.
Example
This example shows how to assign the alias "management" to fe.3.1:
Matrix(rw)->set port alias fe.3.1 management

show forcelinkdown

Use this command to display the status of the force link down function.
Syntax
show forcelinkdown
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, Read‐Only.
Example
This example shows how to display the status of the force link down function:
Matrix(rw)->show forcelinkdown
ForceLinkDown feature is globally enabled
4-22 Port Configuration
Specifies the port to which an alias will be assigned. For a detailed
description of possible port‐string values, refer to "Port String Syntax
Used in the CLI" on page 4‐2.
(Optional) Assigns a text string name to the port.
set port alias