Administrator Guide

Using the CLI 228
Stacking Interfaces
Stacking interfaces are represented in the CLI with the same unit/slot/port
form as Ethernet interfaces. The fixed stacking interfaces on the
N2000/N3000 switches always use the TwentyGigabitStacking or Tw notation
and on the N1500/ N4000 switches, are referred to using Ethernet notation.
Loopback Interfaces
Loopback interfaces are represented in the CLI by the keyword loopback
followed by the variable
loopback-id , which can assume values from 0–7.
Port Channel Interfaces
Port-channel (or LAG) interfaces are represented in the CLI by the keyword
port-channel followed by the variable
port-channel-number , which can
assume values from 1-128 on Dell Networking switches.
When listed in command line output, port channel interfaces are preceded by
the characters
Po .
Tunnel Interfaces
Tunnel interfaces are represented in the CLI by the keyword tunnel followed
by the variable
tunnel-id , which can assume values from 0–7.
VLAN Routing Interfaces
VLAN interfaces are represented in the CLI by the keyword vlan followed by
the variable
vlan-id , which can can assume values from 1-4093.
Examples
Example 1 shows the various forms of interface notation that can be entered
in the CLI. Examples 2 and 3 show various forms of CLI output using
shorthand interface notation.
Example #1
gigabitethernet 1/0/1
gigabitethernet1/0/1 (there is no space)
gi 1/0/1
gi1/0/1 (there is no space)
port-channel 1
vlan 5
tunnel 7
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