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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Chapter 6 Configuring Port Channels
Configuring Port Channels
Configuring a Port-Channel Description
You can configure a description for a port channel.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface port-channel channel-number
3. description
4. exit
5. show interface port-channel channel-number
6. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
This example shows how to add a description to port channel 2:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# interface port-channel 2
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
interface port-channel channel-number
Example:
switch(config)# interface port-channel 2
switch(config-if)
Specifies the port-channel interface that you want to
configure, and enters the interface mode.
Step 3
description
Example:
switch(config-if)# description
engineering
switch(config-if)#
Allows you to add a description to the port-channel
interface. You can use up to 80 characters in the
description. By default, the description does not
display; you must configure this parameter before the
description displays in the output.
Step 4
exit
Example:
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)#
Exits the interface mode and returns to the
configuration mode.
Step 5
show interface port-channel
channel-number
Example:
switch(config-router)# show interface
port-channel 2
(Optional) Displays interface information for the
specified port channel.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.