Disabling And Re-Enabling A Physical Interface - Dell PowerEdge M IO Aggregator Command Reference Manual

Disabling and Re-enabling a Physical Interface

By default, all port interfaces on an Aggregator are operationally enabled (no shutdown) to send and
receive Layer 2 traffic. You can reconfigure a physical interface to shut it down by entering the
command. To re-enable the interface, enter the
Step Command Syntax
1 interface interface
shutdown
2
To confirm that the interface is enabled, use the
To leave INTERFACE mode, use the
You cannot delete a physical interface.
The management IP address on the D-fabric provides a dedicated management access to the system.
The switch interfaces support Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic over the 100/1000/10000, 10-Gigabit, and
40-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. These interfaces can also become part of virtual interfaces such as virtual
local area networks (VLANs) or port channels.
For more information about VLANs, refer to
channels, refer to
FTOS Behavior: The Aggregator uses a single MAC address for all physical interfaces.
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
command or
exit
Port Channel Interfaces.
command.
no shutdown
Purpose
Enter the keyword interface
slot/port information:
• For a 10GbE interface, enter the keyword
followed by the slot/port numbers; for example, interface
tengigabitethernet 0/56.
• For the management interface on a stack-unit, enter the
keyword
ManagementEthernet
numbers; for example, interface managementethernet 0/33.
Enter the shutdown command to disable the interface.
command in INTERFACE mode.
show config
command.
end
VLANs and Port Tagging. For more information about port
followed by the type of interface and
TenGigabitEthernet
followed by the slot/port
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shutdown