Switch Interface Configuration

Summary

Ethernet switches often provide an Application Programming Interface (API) to configure through a Command Line Tool/Utility.

Common Configuration Modes

  • User EXEC Mode - read only mode commands that can be used to display the current configurations of a switch.
  • Privileged EXEC mode/eneable mode - provides elevated execution and run priviledges for shutting down, updating, configurations on a switch.
  • Global configuration mode - Allows users to write configuration updates.

Common Commands

  • show config often will display the existing adapters and configurations on a switch
  • show interface lists the state of all interfaces or specified interface