description

Description

Associates descriptive information with an interface to help administrators and operators identify the purpose or role of an interface.

The no form of this command removes a description from an interface.

Command context

config-if

Parameters

<DESCRIPTION>

Specify a description for the interface. Range: 1 to 64 ASCII characters (including space, excluding question mark).

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Setting the description for an interface to DataLink 01:

switch(config-if)# description DataLink 01

Removing the description for an interface.

switch(config-if)# no description