Cisco Nexus 5500 Series - Switchport Mode

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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference
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Chapter S Commands
switchport mode
switchport mode
To configure the interface as a nontrunking nontagged single-VLAN Ethernet or virtual Ethernet
interface, use the switchport mode command. To remove the configuration and restore the default, use
the no form of this command.
switchport mode {access | trunk | vntag}
no switchport mode {access | trunk | vntag}
no switchport mode
Syntax Description
Command Default An access port carries traffic for VLAN 1.
Command Modes Interface configuration mode
Virtual Ethernet interface configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines An access port can carry traffic in one VLAN only. By default, an access port carries traffic for VLAN 1.
To set the access port to carry traffic for a different VLAN, use the switchport access vlan command.
The VLAN must exist before you can specify that VLAN as an access VLAN. The system shuts down
an access port that is assigned to an access VLAN that does not exist.
A virtual network tag (VNTag) port helps to identify the virtual interfaces on that physical port.
For a virtual Ethernet interface, use the no form of the command without the keywords.
Examples This example shows how to set an interface as an Ethernet access port that carries traffic for a specific
VLAN only:
switch(config)# interface ethernet 2/1
switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
switch(config-if)# switchport access vlan 5
switch(config-if)#
This example shows how to set an interface as a VNTag port:
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/5
access Specifies that the interface is in access mode.
trunk Specifies that the interface is in trunk mode.
vntag Specifies that the interface is in port mode.
Note This keyword does not apply to a virtual Ethernet interface.
Release Modification
5.2(1)N1(1) This command was introduced.