Dell Force10 S50-01-GE-48T FTOS 8.4.2.7 Command Line Reference Guide for E-Ser - Page 567

description c e s Assign a descriptive text string to the interface. Syntax description desc_text To delete a description, enter no description. Parameters desc_text Enter a text string up to 240 characters long. Defaults No description is defined. Command Modes INTERFACE Command History Version 8.1.1.0 Version 7.6.1.0 Version 7.5.1.0 Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale Introduced on S-Series Introduced on C-Series Modified for E-Series: Revised from 78 to 240 characters. Usage Information Related Commands • Spaces between characters are not preserved after entering this command unless you enclose the entire description in quotation marks ("desc_text"). • Entering a text string after the description command overwrites any previous text string configured as the description. • The shutdown and description commands are the only commands that you can configure on an interface that is a member of a port-channel. • Use the show interfaces description command to display descriptions configured for each interface. show interfaces description Display description field of interfaces. disable-on-sfm-failure e Disable select ports on E300 systems when a single SFM is available. Syntax disable-on-sfm-failure To delete a description, enter no disable-on-sfm-failure. Defaults Port is not disabled Command Modes INTERFACE Command History Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on E300 systems only Usage Information When an E300 system boots up and a single SFM is active this configuration, any ports configured with this feature will be shut down. If an SFM fails (or is removed) in an E300 system with two SFM, ports configured with this feature will be shut down. All other ports are treated normally. When a second SFM is installed or replaced, all ports are booted up and treated as normally. This feature does not take affect until a single SFM is active in the E300 system. Interfaces | 567