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

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interface range macro (define)

Defines a macro for an interface range and then saves the macro in the running configuration.

Syntax

define interface range macro name interface , interface , ...

Parameters

name

Enter up to 16 characters for the macro name.

interface, interface,...

Enter the keywords 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 Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.

Defaults

none

Command Modes

CONFIGURATION

Supported Modes

Full–Switch

Command History

Version	Description
9.9(0.0)	Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0)	Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
8.3.16.1	Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.

Example (Single Range)

This example shows how to define an interface range macro named test. Execute the show running-config command to display the macro definition.

Dell(config)# define interface-range test tengigabitethernet0/0-3,
                                             tengigabitethernet 5/0-7
                                             
                                             Dell# show running-config | grep define
                                             define interface-range test tengigabitethernet0/0-3, tengigabitethernet5/0-7,
                                             Dell(config)#interface range macro test
                                             Dell(config-if-range-te-0/0-3,te-5/0-7)#

Related Commands

interface range – configures a range of command (bulk configuration)

interface range macro name – runs an interface range macro.