Quick Reference Guide
PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide 25
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Configuring basic port parameters
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Assigning a port name
A port name can be assigned to help identify interfaces on the network. You can assign a port
name to physical ports, virtual interfaces, and loopback interfaces.
To assign a name to a port.
PowerConnect(config)# interface e 2
PowerConnect(config-if-e10000-2)# port-name Marsha
Syntax: port-name text
The text parameter is an alphanumeric string. The name can be up to 64 characters long. The
name can contain blanks. You do not need to use quotation marks around the string, even when it
contains blanks.
Modifying port speed and duplex mode
This section describes how to modify port speed and duplex mode on PowerConnect devices.
Copper ports
The Gigabit Ethernet copper ports are designed to auto-sense and auto-negotiate the speed and
duplex mode of the connected device. If the attached device does not support this operation, you
can manually enter the port speed to operate at either 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. The default and
recommended setting is 10/100/1000 auto-sense.
NOTE
On PowerConnect devices, you can modify the port speed of copper ports and the 24 fiber ports.
NOTE
For optimal link operation, copper ports on devices that do not support 803.3u must be configured
with like parameters, such as speed (10,100,1000), duplex (half, full), and Flow Control.
Fiber ports on the PowerConnect
The fiber ports on the PowerConnect devices support 1 GbE and 10 GbE connections, depending
on the SFP optic installed in the port. SFP+ optics are used for 10 GbE filber connections, and SFP
optics are used for 1 GbE fiber connections. The default setting is 10 GbE full-duplex mode with
SFP+ optics. To use 1 GbE in a 10 GbE port, insert an SFP optic and change the speed-duplex to 1
GbE (speed-duplex 1000).
Configuration syntax
The following commands change the port speed of fiber interface 8 on a PowerConnect device from
the default of 10 Gbps to 1 Gbps.
PowerConnect(config)# interface e 8
PowerConnect(config-if-e10000-8)# speed-duplex 1000
Syntax: speed-duplex value
where value can be one of the following:
• 10-full – 10 Mbps, full duplex