Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 11 I Commands
interface
interface
To configure an interface on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches, use the interface command in
configuration mode.
interface {cpp | fc | fc-tunnel | fcip | gigabitethernet | iscsi | mgmt | port-channel | svc | vsan}
Note On a Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and on a Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter, the syntax differs as follows:
interface {bay port | ext port}
Syntax Description
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
bay port | ext port (Optional) Configures a a Fibre Channel interface on a port on a Cisco Fabric
Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem or on a Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter. The range is 0 to 48.
cpp Configures a Control Plane Process (CPP) interface.
fc (Optional) Configures a Fiber Channel interface on an MDS 9000 Family
switch—see the interface fc command.
fc-tunnel Configures a Fiber Channel link interface—see the interface fc-tunnel
command.
fcip Configures a Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) interface—see the interface fcip
command.
gigabitethernet Configures a Gigabit Ethernet interface—see the interface gigabitethernet
command.
iscsi Configures an iSCSI interface—see the interface iscsi command.
mgmt Configures a management interface—see the interface mgmt command.
port-channel Configures a PortChannel interface—see the interface port-channel
command.
svc Configures a SAN Volume Controller (SVC) interface for the Caching
Services Module (CSM)—see the interface svc command.
vsan Configures a VSAN interface—see the interface vsan command.
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.
3.1(2) Added the bay | port option.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English