HP MSR2000/3000/4000 Router Series Interface Command Reference

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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
# Restore the default settings for subinterface Ethernet 1/1.1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface ethernet 1/1.1
[Sysname-Ethernet1/1.1] default
description
Use description to change the description of an interface.
Use undo description to restore the default.
Syntax
description text
undo description
Default
The description of an interface is the interface name plus Interface (for example, Ethernet1/1 Interface).
Views
Ethernet interface view, Ethernet subinterface view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
text: Specifies the interface description, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 80 characters.
Examples
# Change the description of interface Ethernet 1/1 to lanswitch-interface.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface ethernet 1/1
[Sysname-Ethernet1/1] description lanswitch-interface
# Change the description of Ethernet subinterface Ethernet 1/1.1 to l2-subinterface1/1.1.
<Sysname> system-view