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Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
OL-29284-01, Release 6.x
Chapter 2 Configuring Interfaces
Configuring Interfaces
Setting the Interface Administrative State
Detailed Steps
To gracefully shut down an interface, follow these steps:
To enable traffic flow, follow these steps:
Configuring Interface Modes
Detailed Steps
To configure the interface mode, follow these steps:
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# config t
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration submode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# shutdown
Gracefully shuts down the interface and administratively
disables traffic flow (default).
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# config t
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration submode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Enables traffic flow to administratively allow traffic when
the no prefix is used (provided the operational state is up).
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# config t
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
switch(config-if)#
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration submode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# switchport mode F
switch(config-if)#
Configures the administrative mode of the port. You
can set the operational state to auto, E, F, FL, Fx, TL,
NP, or SD port mode.
Note Fx ports refers to an F port or an FL port (host
connection only), but not E ports.
switch(config-if)# switchport mode auto
switch(config-if)#
Configures the interface mode to auto-negotiate an E,
F, FL, or TE port mode (not TL or SD port modes) of
operation.
Note TL ports and SD ports cannot be configured
automatically. They must be administratively
configured.
Note You cannot configure Fibre Channel interfaces
on SSMs in auto mode.