Users Guide

Parameters
stack-unit
number
Enter the port number. The range is from 1 to 6.
Defaults 49,50,51,52,53,54
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000 and S6000–ON.
Usage
Information
For the new quad port profile configuration to take effect, you must first save changes and then reload
the switch.
Example
Dell(conf)#stack-unit 1 port 49 portmode quad
Warning: Enabling Quad mode on stack-unit 1 port 49. Please verify
whether the configs related to interface Fo 1/49 are cleaned up before
proceeding further.
[confirm yes/no]:yes
Quad mode is enabled on stack-unit 1 port 49
Dell(conf)#Jan 1 13:37:01: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %IFMGR-5-DYNAMIC_FANOUT: Port
49 in slot 1 has been fanned-out
TenGigabitEthernet 1/49/1 unassigned NO Manual
administratively down down
TenGigabitEthernet 1/49/2 unassigned NO Manual
administratively down down
TenGigabitEthernet 1/49/3 unassigned NO Manual
administratively down down
TenGigabitEthernet 1/49/4 unassigned NO Manual
administratively down down
switchport
Place an interface in Layer 2 mode.
Syntax
switchport [[backup interface {interface | port-channel number}] | mode
private-vlan {host | promisucous | trunk}]
To remove an interface from Layer 2 mode and place it in Layer 3 mode, enter the no switchport
command. If a switchport backup interface is configured, first remove the backup configuration. To
remove a switchport backup interface, enter the no switchport backup interface command.
Parameters
backup (OPTIONAL) Use this option to configure a redundant Layer 2 link without using
Spanning Tree. The keyword backup configures a backup port so that if the
primary port fails, the backup port changes to the up state. If the primary later
comes up, it becomes the backup.
interface
interface
(OPTIONAL) Enter any of the following keywords and the interface information:
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port/subport[/subport] information.
● For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the
slot/port information.
port-channel (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords port-channel if the backup port is a static or
dynamic port channel.
mode (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword mode to set the interface mode.
private-vlan (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords private-vlan to set the interface mode to
private VLAN mode.
732 Interfaces