Service Manual

• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet
then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the slot/
port information.
Defaults Without an interface specified, the command clears all interface dampening counters.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
On the switch, after you enter the clear counters command and verify the results with the show
interfaces command, the line rate is not reset to 0.00%.
Example
Dell#clear dampening tengigabitethernet 1/2
Clear dampening counters on tengig 1/2 [confirm] y
Dell#
Related Commands
show interfaces dampening — displays interface dampening information.
dampening — configures dampening on an interface.
cx4-cable-length
Configure the length of the cable to be connected to the selected CX4 port.
Syntax
[no] cx4-cable-length {long | medium | short}
Parameters
long | medium |
short
Enter the keyword that matches the cable length to be used at the selected port:
• short = For 1-meter and 3-meter cable lengths.
• medium = For 5-meter cable length.
• long = For 10-meter and 15-meter cable lengths.
Defaults medium
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information This command only works on ports that the system recognizes as CX4 ports. The figures below shows an attempt
to configure an XFP port with the command after inserting a CX4 converter into the port.
504 Interfaces