Interface TypesThe following table describes different interface types.Table 37. Different Types of InterfacesInterface Type Modes Possible Default Mode Requires Creation Default StatePhysical L2, L3 Unset No Shutdown(disabled)Management N/A N/A No No Shutdown(enabled)Loopback L3 L3 Yes No Shutdown(enabled)Null N/A N/A No EnabledPort Channel L2, L3 L3 Yes Shutdown(disabled)VLAN L2, L3 L2 Yes (except default) L2 - Shutdown(disabled)L3 - No Shutdown(enabled)View Basic Interface InformationTo view basic interface information, use the following command.You have several options for viewing interface status and configuration parameters.• Lists all configurable interfaces on the chassis.EXEC modeshow interfacesThis command has options to display the interface status, IP and MAC addresses, and multiplecounters for the amount and type of traffic passing through the interface.If you configured a port channel interface, this command lists the interfaces configured in the portchannel.NOTE: To end output from the system, such as the output from the show interfacescommand, enter CTRL+C and Dell Networking OS returns to the command prompt.NOTE: The CLI output may be incorrectly displayed as 0 (zero) for the Rx/Tx power values. Toobtain the correct power information, perform a simple network management protocol (SNMP)query.Examples of the show CommandsThe following example shows the configuration and status information for one interface.Dell#show interfaces tengigabitethernet 1/1/1TenGigabitEthernet 1/1/1 is up, line protocol is up376 Interfaces
