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Table 4: Parameter Descriptions (continued)
Parameter Description
Interface or unit/
slot/port
Valid slot and port number separated by a forward slash. For example, 0/1 represents
slot number 0 and port number 1.
Logical Interface Represents a logical slot and port number. This is applicable in the case of a port-
channel (LAG (Link Aggregation Group)). You can use the logical unit/slot/port to
configure the port-channel.
Character strings Use double quotation marks to identify character strings, for example, “System Name
with Spaces”. An empty string (“”) is not valid.
unit/slot/port Naming Convention
200 Series software references physical entities such as cards and ports by using a unit/slot/port
naming convention. The 200 Series software also uses this convention to identify certain logical entities,
such as Port-Channel interfaces.
The slot number has two uses. In the case of physical ports, it identifies the card containing the ports. In
the case of logical and CPU ports it also identifies the type of interface or port.
Table 5: Type of Slots
Slot Type Description
Physical slot numbers Physical slot numbers begin with zero, and are allocated up to the maximum
number of physical slots.
Logical slot numbers Logical slots immediately follow physical slots and identify port-channel (LAG) or
router interfaces. The value of logical slot numbers depend on the type of logical
interface and can vary from platform to platform.
CPU slot numbers The CPU slots immediately follow the logical slots.
The port identifies the specific physical port or logical interface being managed on a given slot.
Using the Command-Line Interface
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