HP MSR Router Series Configuration Guide

Bulk configuring interfaces
You can enter interface range view to bulk configure multiple interfaces with the same feature instead of
configuring them one by one. For example, you can execute the shutdown command in interface range
view to shut down a range of interfaces.
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you bulk configure interfaces in interface range view, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
• In interface range view, only the commands supported by the first interface are available. The first
interface is specified with the interface range command.
• You cannot enter the view of some interfaces by using the interface interface-type
{ interface-number | interface-number.subnumber } command, for example, BRI 2/1/1:1. Do not
configure any of these interfaces as the first interface in the interface range.
• Do not assign both an aggregate interface and any of its member interfaces to an interface range.
Some commands, after being executed on both an aggregate interface and its member interfaces,
can break up the aggregation.
• No limit is set on the maximum number of interfaces in an interface range. The more interfaces in
an interface range, the longer the command execution time.
• The maximum number of interface range names is only limited by the system resources. To
guarantee bulk interface configuration performance, HP recommends that you configure fewer than
1000 interface range names.
• If a command fails to take effect on the first interface in an interface range, the command does not
take effect on any other member interfaces. Failure to apply a command on a non-first member
interface does not affect the application of the command on the other member interfaces.
Configuration procedure
To bulk configure interfaces:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enter interface range
view.
• interface range { interface-type
interface-number [ to
interface-type
interface-number ] } &<1-5>
• interface range name name
[ interface { interface-type
interface-number [ to
interface-type
interface-number ] } &<1-5> ]
By using the interface range name
command, you assign a name to an
interface range and can specify this
name rather than the interface range to
enter the interface range view.
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HP MSR Router Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	MSR Router Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English