Interface naming conventions

An interface is named in the chassis-number/slot-number/port-index format.

• chassis-number—IRF member ID of the switch. 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 for all HPE FlexFabric 5930 switches.

  • The expansion interface card slot numbers vary by device model. To identify the number of a slot, examine its slot number mark on the chassis.

• port-index—Index of the port on the device. Port index depends on the number of ports available on the device. To identify the index of a port, examine its port index mark.

For example:

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

  <Sysname> system-view
  [Sysname] interface FortyGigE 1/0/1
  [Sysname-FortyGigE1/0/1] port link-type trunk
  

• On the multichassis IRF fabric Master, FortyGigE 3/0/1 represents the first fixed port on member device 3. Set its link type to trunk, as follows:

  <Master> system-view
  [Master] interface FortyGigE 3/0/1
  [Master-FortyGigE3/0/1] port link-type trunk