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Overlap Port Ranges
The following is an example showing how the interface-range prompt extends a port range from the smallest start port number
to the largest end port number when port ranges overlap. handles overlapping port ranges.
Example of the Interface-Range Prompt for Overlapping Port Ranges
Dell(conf)#inte ra tengig 2/1 - 11 , tengig 2/1 - 23
Dell(conf-if-range-te-2/1-23)#
Commas
The following is an example of how to use commas to add different interface types to the range, enabling all Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces in the range 5/1 to 5/23 and both Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 1/1 and 1/2.
Example of Multiple-Range Bulk Configuration Gigabit Ethernet and Ten-Gigabit Ethernet
Dell(conf-if)# interface range tengigabitethernet 5/1 - 23, tengigabitethernet 1/1 - 2
Dell(conf-if-range-te-5/1-23)# no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-range-te-5/1-23)#
Add Ranges
The following example shows how to use commas to add VLAN and port-channel interfaces to the range.
Example of Multiple-Range Bulk Configuration with VLAN and Port-channel
Dell(conf-ifrange-te-5/1-23-te-1/1-2)# interface range Vlan 2 – 100 , Port 1 – 25
Dell(conf-if-range-te-5/1-23-te-1/1-2-vl-2-100-po-1-25)# no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-range)#
Defining Interface Range Macros
You can define an interface-range macro to automatically select a range of interfaces for configuration.
Before you can use the macro keyword in the interface-range macro command string, define the macro.
To define an interface-range macro, use the following command.
● Defines the interface-range macro and saves it in the running configuration file.
CONFIGURATION mode
define interface-range macro_name {vlan vlan_ID - vlan_ID} | {{tengigabitethernet |
fortyGigE} slot/ interface - interface} [ , {vlan vlan_ID - vlan_ID} {{tengigabitethernet
| fortyGigE} slot/interface - interface}]
Define the Interface Range
The following example shows how to define an interface-range macro named “test” to select Fast Ethernet interfaces 5/1
through 5/4.
Example of the define interface-range Command for Macros
Dell(config)# define interface-range test tengigabitethernet 5/1 - 4
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro
To use an interface-range macro, use the following command.
● Selects the interfaces range to be configured using the values saved in a named interface-range macro.
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