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

To activate an interface, use the no shutdown command.

The shutdown command marks a physical interface as unavailable for traffic. To discover if an interface is disabled, use the show ip interface command. Disabled interfaces are listed as down.

Disabling a VLAN or a port channel causes different behavior. When a VLAN is disabled, the Layer 3 functions within that VLAN are disabled. Layer 2 traffic continues to flow. Entering the shutdown command on a port channel disables all traffic on the port channel and the individual interfaces within the port channel. To enable a port channel, you must enter no shutdown on the port channel interface and at least one interface within that port channel.

The shutdown and description commands are the only commands that you can configure on an interface that is a member of a port channel.

vlan tagged —Test the condition of copper cables on 100/1000/10G Base-T modules.

interface vlan — Creates a VLAN.

show ip interface — Displays the interface routing status. Add the keyword brief to display a table of interfaces and their status.