Configuring Port Characteristics (Cli); Configuring Port Settings - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Characteristics (CLI)

This section provides information about the commands you use to configure
port characteristics. For more information about the commands, see the
PowerConnect M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k CLI Reference Guide
support.dell.com/manuals.

Configuring Port Settings

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure various port settings.
Command
configure
interface
interface
string
description
shutdown
speed {10
|100|1000|10000 | auto
[100|1000|10000]}
duplex {half | full |
auto}
size
mtu
CTRL + Z
show interfaces status
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Configuring Port Characteristics
Purpose
Enter Global Configuration mode.
Enter interface configuration mode for the specified
interface
interface. The
and number, for example gigabitethernet 1/0/3.
You can also specify a range of interfaces with the interface
range command, for example, interface range
gigabitethernet 1/0/8-12 configures interfaces 8, 9, 10, 11,
and 12.
Add a description to the port. The text string can be
from1-64 characters.
Administratively disable the interface.
Configure the speed of a given Ethernet interface or allow
the interface to automatically detect the speed.
If you use the 10, 100, or 1000 keywords with the auto
keyword, the port autonegotiates only at the specified
speeds.
Configure the full/half duplex operation of a given
Ethernet interface, or enable duplex auto-negotiation.
Enable jumbo frames on an interface by adjusting the
maximum size of a packet.
Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
Show summary information about all interfaces.
variable includes the interface type
at