Related
Documentation
• Configuring Aggregated Ethernet Links (CLI Procedure) on page 82
• Upgrading Software by Using Automatic Software Download
• Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure)
• Configuring Graceful Routing Engine Switchover in a Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure)
• Configuring Power Supply Redundancy (CLI Procedure)
• Configuring the Power Priority of Line Cards (CLI Procedure)
• Configuring Line-Card Upgrade Groups for Nonstop Software Upgrade (CLI Procedure)
description (Interfaces)
Syntax description text;
Hierarchy Level [edit interfaces interface-name],
[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number],
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number]
Release Information Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 12.2 for ACX Series Universal Access Routers.
Description Provide a textual description of the interface or the logical unit. Any descriptive text you
include is displayed in the output of the show interfaces commands, and is also exposed
in the ifAlias Management Information Base (MIB) object. It has no effect on the operation
of the interface on the router or switch.
The textual description can also be included in the extended DHCP relay option 82 Agent
Circuit ID suboption.
Options text—Text to describe the interface. If the text includes spaces, enclose the entire text
in quotation marks.
Required Privilege
Level
interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Related
Documentation
• Configuring Interface Description
• Adding a Logical Unit Description to the Configuration on page 45
• Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces (CLI Procedure)
• Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces (CLI Procedure) on page 32
• Configuring Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
• Enabling and Disabling Insertion of Option 82 Information
• Junos OS Network Interfaces Library for Routing Devices
• Example: Connecting Access Switches to a Distribution Switch
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Network Interfaces for EX4300 Switches