Interface - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

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To configure an interface on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches, use the interface command in

configuration mode.

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

bay port | ext port

gigabitethernet

port-channel

Command Modes

Configuration mode.

Command History

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference

interface {cpp | fc | fc-tunnel | fcip | gigabitethernet | iscsi | mgmt | port-channel | svc | vsan}

(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.

Configures a Control Plane Process (CPP) interface.

(Optional) Configures a Fiber Channel interface on an MDS 9000 Family

switch—see the interface fc command.

Configures a Fiber Channel link interface—see the interface fc-tunnel

Configures a Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) interface—see the interface fcip

Configures a Gigabit Ethernet interface—see the interface gigabitethernet

Configures an iSCSI interface—see the interface iscsi command.

Configures a management interface—see the interface mgmt command.

Configures a PortChannel interface—see the interface port-channel

Configures a SAN Volume Controller (SVC) interface for the Caching

Services Module (CSM)—see the interface svc command.

Configures a VSAN interface—see the interface vsan command.

Modification

This command was introduced.

Added the bay | port option.

OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x