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VLAN configuration commands
VLAN configuration commands
description
Syntax
description
text
undo description
View
VLAN view, VLAN interface view
Default level
2: System level
Parameters
text
: Specifies a description for a VLAN or VLAN interface. Valid characters and symbols include English
letters (A to Z, a to z), digits (0 to 9), special English characters, spaces, and other Unicode characters
and symbols.
•
For a VLAN, this is a string of 1 to 32 characters.
•
For a VLAN interface, this is a string of 1 to 80 characters.
NOTE:
•
Each Unicode character takes the space of two regular characters.
•
To use Unicode characters or symbols in an interface description, install the specific input method editor
and log in to the switch through remote login software that supports the character type.
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When the length of a description string reaches or exceeds the maximum line width on the terminal
software, the software starts a new line, possibly breaking a Unicode character into two. As a result,
garbled characters may be displayed at the end of a line.
Description
Use the
description
command to change the description of the current VLAN or VLAN interface.
Use the
undo description
command to restore the default.
•
For a VLAN, the default description is the VLAN ID. For example,
VLAN 0001
.
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For a VLAN interface, the default description is the name of the interface. For example,
Vlan-interface 1 Interface
.
You can configure a description to describe the function or connection of a VLAN or VLAN interface,
which is very helpful when a large number of VLANs are created on the device.
Examples
# Change the description of VLAN 2 to
sales-private
.
<Sysname> system-view
