Administrator Guide

DellEMC(conf)# default interface tengigabitethernet 1/5
DellEMC(conf-if-te-1/5)# show config
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/5
no ip address
shutdown
Related
Commands
• show running-config – display the current configuration.
description
Assign a descriptive text string to the interface.
Syntax
description desc_text
To delete a description, use the no description command.
Parameters
desc_text Enter a text string up to 240 characters long.
Defaults None
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Modified for E-Series: Revised from 78 to 240 characters.
Usage Information
Important Points to Remember:
• To use special characters as a part of the description string, you must enclose the whole string in double
quotes.
• Spaces between characters are not preserved after entering this command unless you enclose the entire
description in quotation marks (“desc_text”).
666 Interfaces