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Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

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description (Interface)

Configures a textual description of an interface.

Syntax
description string
Parameters
string — Enter a text string for the interface description. A maximum of 240 characters.
Default
Not configured
Command Mode
INTERFACE
Usage Information
  • To use special characters as a part of the description string, enclose the string in double quotes.
  • Spaces between characters are not preserved after entering this command unless you enclose the entire description in quotation marks; for example, “text description”.
  • Enter a text string after the description command to overwrite any previously configured text string.
  • Use the show running-configuration interface command to view descriptions configured for each interface.
  • The no version of this command deletes the description.
Example
OS10(conf-if-eth1/1/7)# description eth1/1/7
Supported Releases
10.2.0E or later

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