Dell Force10 S4810P - Enable a Physical Interface

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interface GigabitEthernet 9/7
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interface GigabitEthernet 9/8
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interface GigabitEthernet 9/9
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Enable a Physical Interface
After determining the type of physical interfaces available, the user may enter the INTERFACE mode by
entering the command
interface interface slot/port to enable and configure the interfaces.
To enter the INTERFACE mode, use these commands in the following sequence, starting in the
CONFIGURATION mode:
To confirm that the interface is enabled, use the
show config command in the INTERFACE mode. To leave
the INTERFACE mode, use the
exit command or end command. The user can not delete a physical
interface.
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
1 interface interface CONFIGURATION Enter the keyword interface followed by the type of interface
and slot/port information:
• For a 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For the Management interface on the RPM, enter the
keyword ManagementEthernet followed by the slot/port
information.
• For a SONET interface, enter the keyword sonet followed
by slot/port information.
• For a 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE
followed by the slot/port information.
2
no shutdown
INTERFACE Enter the no shutdown command to enable the interface. If the
interface is a SONET interface, enter the encap ppp command
to enable PPP encapsulation.