Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Manual

Configuring Port Characteristics 463
Configuring Port Characteristics (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands you use to configure
port characteristics. For more information about the commands, see the
PowerConnect 8024/8024F/8132/8132F/8164/8164F CLI Reference Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals.
Configuring Port Settings
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure various port settings.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
interface
interface Enter interface configuration mode for the specified
interface. The
interface variable includes the interface type
and number, for example tengigabitethernet 1/0/3.
You can also specify a range of interfaces with the interface
range command, for example, interface range
tengigabitethernet 1/0/8-12 configures interfaces 8, 9, 10,
11, and 12.
description
string Add a description to the port. The text string can be
from1-64 characters.
shutdown Administratively disable the interface.
speed {10
|100|1000|10000 | auto
[100|1000|10000]}
Configure the speed of a given Ethernet interface or allow
the interface to automatically detect the speed.
If you use the 10, 100, or 1000 keywords with the auto
keyword, the port auto negotiates only at the specified
speeds.
On combo ports, it is possible to configure auto
negotiation even if only the fiber interface is active. The
auto negotiation settings will be utilized when the copper
port is active. Auto negotiation settings are ignored for the
fiber ports.

Dell PowerConnect 8024 Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	480 Gbps
Stackable	Yes
Device Type	Switch
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable
Power Redundancy	Optional
Width	17.3 in
Height	1.7 in
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Ports	24 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
Management	Web-based GUI, Command Line Interface (CLI), SNMP
VLAN Support	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
Routing Protocol	Static routing
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3z
Operating Temperature	0 to 45 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 to 70 °C
Relative Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
MAC Address Table Size	32, 000 entries