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Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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interface range

This command permits configuration of a range of interfaces to which subsequent commands are applied (bulk configuration). Using the interface range command, you can enter identical commands for a range of interface.

Syntax interface range interface, interface,...

To delete a description, enter no description command.

Parameters
interface, interface,... Enter the keyword interface range and one of the interfaces — slot/port, port-channel or VLAN number. Select the range of interfaces for bulk configuration. You can enter up to six comma separated ranges—spaces are not required between the commas. Comma-separated ranges can include VLANs, port-channels and physical interfaces.

Slot/Port information must contain a space before and after the dash. For example, interface range tengigabitethernet 0/1 - 5 is valid; interface range tengigabitethernet 0/1-5 is not valid.

  • For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
  • For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
Usage Information When creating an interface range, interfaces appear in the order they are entered; they are not sorted. The command verifies that interfaces are present (physical) or configured (logical). Important things to remember:

  • Bulk configuration is created if at least one interface is valid.

  • Non-existing interfaces are excluded from the bulk configuration with a warning message.

  • The interface range prompt includes interface types with slot/port information for valid interfaces. The prompt allows for a maximum of 32 characters. If the bulk configuration exceeds 32 characters, it is represented by an ellipsis ( ... ).

  • When the interface range prompt has multiple port ranges, the smaller port range is excluded from the prompt.

  • If overlapping port ranges are specified, the port range is extended to the smallest start port and the biggest end port.

Example-Bulk Configuration Warning Message 
Dell(conf)#interface range tengig 0/1 - 2 , tengig 0/4 , tengig 0/7
                                             , fa 0/0
                                             % Warning: Non-existing ports (not configured) are ignored by
                                             interface-range
Example-Interface Range prompt with Multiple Ports 
Dell(conf)#interface range tengig 0/1 - 2 , tengig 0/3 - 5
                                             Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/1-5)#
Example-Interface Range prompt Overlapping Port Ranges 
Dell(conf)#interface range tengig 0/1 - 2 , tengig 0/1 - 5
                                             Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/1-5)#

Only VLAN and port-channel interfaces created using the interface vlan and vlan tagged commands can be used in the interface range command.

Use the show running-config command to display the VLAN and port-channel interfaces. VLAN or port-channel interfaces that are not displayed in the show running-config command cannot be used with the bulk configuration feature of the interface range command. You cannot create virtual interfaces (VLAN, Port-channel) using the interface range command.

  • NOTE: If a range has VLAN, physical, and port-channel interfaces, only commands related to physical interfaces can be bulk configured. To configure commands specific to VLAN or port-channel, only those respective interfaces should be configured in a particular range.
Example-Single Range Bulk Configuration 
Dell(conf)# interface range tengigabitethernet 0/1 - 5
                                             Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/1-5)# no shutdown
                                             Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/1-5)#
Example-Multiple Range Bulk Configuration with VLAN and port channel

The following example shows how to use commas to add VLAN and port-channel interfaces to the range. 

Dell(conf-if)# interface range tengigabitethernet 0/1 - 5, vlan 2 - 10, port-channel 1 - 25
                                             Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/1-5,vl-2-10,po-1-25)# no shutdown
                                             Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/1-5,vl-2-10,po-1-25)#
Related commands show config (from INTERFACE RANGE mode) — Shows the bulk configuration interfaces.

show interfaces status — Displays a summary of interface information.

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