Interface naming conventions

A physical interface is named in the chassis-number/slot-number/interface-index format.

• chassis-number—IRF member ID of the device. This argument defaults to 1. The IRF member ID always takes effect, whether or not the device has formed an IRF fabric with other devices. If the device is alone, the device is considered to be a one-chassis IRF fabric.

• slot-number—Slot number of the front panel or expansion interface card.

  • The slot number of the front panel is fixed at 0 on the HPE 5510 HI switches.

  • The slot number is 1 for the expansion interface card installed in the rear of the chassis.

• interface-index—Interface index on the device. Interface index depends on the number of physical interfaces available on the device. To identify the index of a physical interface, examine its index mark on the chassis.

For example:

• On the single-chassis IRF fabric named Sysname, GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 represents the first fixed physical interface on the device. Set its link type to trunk, as follows:

  <Sysname> system-view
  [Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
  [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk
  

• On the multi-chassis IRF fabric named Master, GigabitEthernet 3/0/1 represents the first fixed physical interface on member device 3. Set its link type to trunk, as follows:

  <Master> system-view
  [Master] interface gigabitethernet 3/0/1
  [Master-GigabitEthernet3/0/1] port link-type trunk