HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual page 273

Syntax: show interface < port-number >
Includes the friendly port name with the port's traffic statistics
listing.
For example, if you configure port A1 with the name "O'Connor_10.25.101.43",
the show interface output for this port appears similar to the following:
Figure 10-19. Example of a Friendly Port Name in a Per-Port Statistics Listing
For a given port, if a friendly port name does not exist in the running-config
file, the Name line in the above command output appears as:
Name : not assigned
To Search the Configuration for Ports with Friendly Port Names.
This option tells you which friendly port names have been saved to the startup­
config file. (show config does not include ports that have only default settings
in the startup-config file.)
Syntax: show config
Includes friendly port names in a listing of all interfaces (ports)
configured with non-default settings. Excludes ports that have
neither a friendly port name nor any other non-default
configuration settings.
Port Status and Configuration
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names
Friendly Port
Name
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