Configuring an Interface Description
Context
To facilitate switch management and maintenance, you can configure interface descriptions. An interface description can contain:
- The switch where the interface is located
- The interface type
- The remote device
For example, a description of To-[DeviceB]GE-1/0/1 indicates that an interface of this switch is connected to GE1/0/1 of device B.
Procedure
- Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
- Run interface interface-type interface-number
The interface view is displayed.
- Run description description
A description is configured for the interface.
By default, an interface has no description.
The interface description is displayed from the first non-space character.