Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 504)

504 Configuring Port Characteristics
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 at
support.dell.com/manuals .
Configuring Port Settings
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure various port settings.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
interface interface Enter interface configuration mode for the specified
interface. The interface variable includes the interface type
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.
description string Add a description to the port. The text string can be
from1-64 characters.
shutdown Administratively disable the interface.
speed {10
|100|1000|10000 | auto
[100|1000|10000]}
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.
duplex {half | full |
auto}
Configure the full/half duplex operation of a given
Ethernet interface, or enable duplex auto-negotiation.
mtu size Enable jumbo frames on an interface by adjusting the
maximum size of a packet.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show interfaces status Show summary information about all interfaces.