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Chapter 4 Configuring the PA-T3+
Checking the Configuration
Using show Commands to Verify the New Interface Status 
Table 4-8 demonstrates how you can use the show commands to verify that new interfaces are configured 
and operating correctly and that the PA-T3+ appears in them correctly. Sample displays of the output of 
selected show commands appear in the sections that follow. For complete command descriptions and 
examples, refer to the publications listed in the “Related Documentation” section on page viii.
Note The outputs that appear in this document may not match the output you receive when running these 
commands. The outputs in this document are examples only.
Table 4-8 Using show Commands
Command Function Example
show version or
show hardware
Displays system hardware 
configuration, the number of 
each interface type installed, 
Cisco IOS software version, 
names and sources of 
configuration files, and boot 
images 
Router# show version
show controllers Displays all the current interface 
processors and their interfaces
Router# show controllers
show diag slot Displays types of port adapters 
installed in your system and 
information about a specific 
port adapter slot, interface 
processor slot, or chassis slot
Router# show diag 2
show interfaces type module-slot- number/
port-adapter-bay-number/
interface-port-number
Displays status information 
about a specific type of interface 
(for example, serial) on a 
Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN 
module
Router# show interfaces serial 3/0/0
show interfaces type 
port-adapter-slot-number/
interface-port-number
Displays status information 
about a specific type of interface 
(for example, serial) in a 
Cisco 7200 series and Cisco 
7301 router.
Router# show interfaces serial 1/0
show interfaces type 2 or 3 or 4 or 5/
interface-port-number
Displays status information 
about a specific type of interface 
(for example, serial) on a Cisco 
7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier 
Card in a Cisco 7304 router
Router# show interfaces serial 3/0
show interfaces type interface-processor-
slot-number/port-adapter-slot-number/
interface-port-number
Displays status information 
about a specific type of interface 
(for example, serial) on a VIP in 
a Cisco 7000 series or 
Cisco 7500 series router
Router# show interfaces serial 3/1/0










