Configuration Commands 96
Port configuration
Use the port configuration commands to configure settings for individual switch ports.
NOTE: Port 19 is reserved for switch management.
The following table describes the Port Configuration commands. The following sections provide more detailed
information and commands.
Table 96 Port Configuration commands
Command Description
interface port {<port
number>}
Enter Interface Port configuration mode for the selected port.
Command mode: Global configuration
dot1p <0-7>
Configures the port’s 802.1p priority level.
Command mode: Interface port
pvid {<1-4095>}
Sets the default VLAN number which will be used to forward frames which are
not VLAN tagged. The default number is 1.
Command mode: Interface port
NOTE: VLAN 4095 is reserved for switch management.
name {<1-64 characters>}
Sets a name for the port (maximum 64 characters). The assigned port name
displays next to the port number on some information and statistics screens.
Command mode: Interface port
[no] rmon Enables or disables Remote Monitoring for the port. RMON must be enabled
for any RMON configurations to function.
Command mode: Interface port
[no] tagging
Disables or enables VLAN tagging for this port. It is disabled by default.
Command mode: Interface port
[no] tag-pvid
Disables or enables VLAN tag persistence. When disabled, the VLAN tag is
removed from packets whose VLAN tag matches the port PVID. The default
value is enabled.
Command mode: Interface port
copper
Configures the port’s transmission media as copper. This command is
available only for uplink ports.
This command is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade
Switch.
fiber
Configures the port’s transmission media as fiber. This command is
available only for uplink ports.
This command is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade
Switch.
auto-mode
Configures the port’s transmission media as auto. This command is available
only for uplink ports.
This command is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade
Switch.
broadcast-threshold {<0-
262143>}
Limits the number of broadcast packets per second to the specified value. If
disabled (
dis), the port forwards all broadcast packets.
Command mode: Interface port
multicast-threshold {<0-
262143>}
Limits the number of multicast packets per second to the specified value. If
disabled (
dis), the port forwards all multicast packets.
Command mode: Interface port
dest-lookup-threshold {<0-
262143>}
Limits the number of unknown unicast packets per second to the specified
value. If disabled (
dis), the port forwards all unknown unicast packets.
Command mode: Interface port
no shutdown
Enables the port.
Command mode: Interface port