R2511-HP MSR Router Series Interface Command Reference(V5)

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Usage guidelines
CAUTION:
The default command might interrupt ongoing network services. Make sure you are fully aware of the
impacts of this command when you use it in a live network.
This command might fail to restore the default settings for some commands for reasons such as command
dependencies and system restrictions. Use the display this command in interface view to identify these
commands, and then use their undo forms or follow the command reference to individually restore their
default settings. If your restoration attempt still fails, follow the error message instructions to resolve the
problem.
Examples
# Restore the default settings for interface Ethernet 1/1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface ethernet 1/1
[Sysname-Ethernet1/1] default
This command will restore the default settings. Continue? [Y/N]:y
# Restore the default settings for subinterface Ethernet 1/1.1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface ethernet 1/1.1
[Sysname-Ethernet1/1.1] default
This command will restore the default settings. Continue? [Y/N]:y
description
Use description to change the description of the interface.
Use undo description to restore the default.
Syntax
description text
undo description
Default
The default description of an interface is the interface name plus Interface. For example, Ethernet1/1
Interface.
Views
Ethernet interface view, Ethernet subinterface view
Default command level
2: System level
Parameters
text: Specifies the interface description, a string of 1 to 240 characters. The string can include
case-sensitive letters, digits, special characters such as tilde (~), exclamation point (!), at sign (@), pound
sign (#), dollar sign ($), percent sign (%), caret (^), ampersand sign (&), asterisk (*), left brace({), right
brace (}), left parenthesis ((), right parenthesis ()), left bracket ([), right bracket (]), left angle bracket (<),
right angle bracket (>), hyphen (-), underscore(_), plus sign (+), equal sign (=), vertical bar (|), back