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Enhancements in Release F.04.08
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names

This feature enables you to assign alphanumeric port names of your choosing to augment automat-
ically assigned numeric port names. This means you can configure meaningful port names to make 
it easier to identify the source of information listed by some 

Show commands. (Note that this feature 

 port numbering, but does not replace it.)

Configuring and Operating Rules for Friendly Port Names

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At either the global or context configuration level you can assign a unique name to any port 
on the switch. You can also assign the same name to multiple ports.

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The friendly port names you configure appear in the output of the 

show name [port-list] , show 

config, and show interface <port-number> commands.  They do not appear in the output of 
other show commands or in Menu interface screens. (See “Displaying Friendly Port Names 
with Other Port Data” on page 75.) 

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Friendly port names are not a substitute for port numbers in CLI commands or Menu displays.

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Trunking ports together does not affect friendly naming for the individual ports. (If you want 
the same name for all ports in a trunk, you must individually assign the name to each port.)

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A friendly port name can have up to 64 contiguous alphanumeric characters. 

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Blank spaces within friendly port names are not allowed, and if used, cause an 

invalid input 

error. (The switch interprets a blank space as a name terminator.)

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In a port listing, 

not assigned indicates that the port does not have a name assignment other 

than its fixed port number.

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To retain friendly port names across reboots, you must save the current running-configura-
tion to the startup-config file after entering the friendly port names. (In the CLI, use the 

memory command.)

Configure Friendly Port Names

Standard Port 

Numbering

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Display Friendly Port Names

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