Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Reference Guide

Ethernet Port Commands

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OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide

Configures a description (alias) for a single port.

interfaces slot/port alias description

Slot number you want to configure.

Port number of the interface you want to configure.

A description for the port, which can be up to 40 characters long. Spaces 
must be contained within quotes (e.g., “IP Phone”).

N/A

OmniSwitch 6400, 6850, 6855, 9000, 9000E

• You can only configure one port at time. You cannot configure an alias for multiple ports.

• To remove an alias use a description consisting of two quotes without any spaces (e.g., "").

• On combo ports the configuration changes made with the interfaces alias command apply to both the 

fiber and to the copper port. You cannot configure separate aliases.

-> interfaces 3/1 alias switch_port

-> interfaces 2/2 alias "IP Phone"

-> interfaces 3/1 alias ""

Release 6.1; command was introduced.

ifXTable

ifAlias

Displays general interface information (e.g., hardware, MAC 
address, input errors, and output errors).

Displays port status (up or down) and any aliases for a port.