Configuring The Interface Description; Configuring A Port Logical Type - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Interfaces
switch(config)# interface fc 1/1
Step 3
Configure the port speed group to 10 Gbps:
switch(config-if)# speed group 10g
The preferred way of changing the speed group is the 10g-speed-mode command.
(Optional) Unset the port speed group and revert to the factory default (auto) administrative speed group of the interface:
switch(config-if)# no speed group 10g

Configuring the Interface Description

The interface description can be any alphanumeric string that is up to 80 characters long.
To configure a description for an interface, perform these steps:
Step 1 Enter configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
Select a Fibre Channel interface and enter interface configuration submode:
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
Step 3 Configure the description of the interface:
switch(config-if)# switchport description cisco-HBA2
The string can be up to 80 characters long.
(Optional) Clear the description of the interface:
switch(config-if)# no switchport description

Configuring a Port Logical Type

The logical port type can be used to override the default type assigned by the Cisco NX-OS to a port. Previously,
point to point F and TF ports were used by a single edge device with a single login to the switch. With the
adoption of the Cisco NPV technology, these types of switch ports can now have multiple logins from multiple
edge devices on a single port. In such cases, the ports are no longer dedicated to a single edge device, but are
shared by multiple devices similar to Inter-Switch Links (ISLs). The switchport logical-type command allows
the you to change the port type so that port monitor and congestion timeout features apply core type policies
and not the more aggressive edge type policies to such links.
Step 1 Enter configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
Select a Fibre Channel interface and enter interface configuration submode:
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