HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual page 216

Port Status and Basic Configuration
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names
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Figure 10-15. Example of Friendly Port Name Data for Specific Ports on the Switch
Including Friendly Port Names in Per-Port Statistics Listings. A
friendly port name configured to a port is automatically included when you
display the port's statistics output.
Syntax: show interface < port-number >
Includes the friendly port name with the port's traffic statistics
listing.
For example, if you configure port A1 with the name "O'Connor_10.25.101.43",
the show interface output for this port appears similar to the following:
Figure 10-16. Example of a Friendly Port Name in a Per-Port Statistics Listing
Port Without a "Friendly"
Name
Friendly port names
assigned in previous
examples.
Friendly Port
Name