126 | Configuring Interfacesw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o mBulk ConfigurationBulk configuration means configuring groups of interfaces (physical or logical) with the samecommand(s).You have these bulk configuration options:• Global: Make system-level changes in the Global Config mode. For example, to enable all ports, enterno shutdown all in Global Config mode. You can then disable certain ports in the Interface Configmode.• Interface Config mode: SFTOS 2.5.1 introduced the ability to configure a range of ports with thetagged and untagged commands. You can use those commands from both the Interface Config andInterface Range modes.• Interface Range mode: Select one or more sequences of interfaces — ports or logical interfaces(VLAN or LAG) — with the interface range command, to configure with the same settings. Forexample, see Figure 7-90 and Figure 7-91 on page 127.Using Interface Range ModeAn interface range is a user-selected set of interfaces — ports, VLANs, or port channels — to which youcan apply the same configuration change. If you have a stack of S50s, the list of ports in the interface rangecan include more than one stack member.There must be at least one valid interface within the range. Bulk configuration excludes from configurationany non-existing interfaces from an interface range. A default VLAN may be configured only if theinterface range being configured consists of only VLAN ports.In combination with the parameter values you include, the interface range command creates the interfacerange and accesses the Interface Range mode, where you can execute the commands that are applied to thatrange of interfaces.The interface range prompt offers the interface (with slot and port information) for valid interfaces. Themaximum size of an interface range prompt is 32. If the prompt size exceeds this maximum, it displays (...)at the end of the output.The System Configuration chapter in the SFTOS Command Reference provides syntax details on thecommands used in the Interface Range mode.See the following section, Bulk Configuration Examples on page 127, for more on bulk configuration. Seealso, in this guide, the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs chapter (VLANs on page 207) and the section Using theInterface Range mode on page 174 in the LAG chapter.Note: When creating an interface range, interfaces appear in the order they were entered andare not sorted.
