description

Syntax

description text;

Hierarchy Level

[edit interfaces interface-name],
[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number]

Description

Provide a textual description of the interface or the logical unit. Any descriptive text you include is displayed in the output of the show interfaces commands, and is also exposed in the ifAlias MIB object. It has no effect on the operation of the interface or the router.

Options

text—Text to describe the interface. If the text includes spaces, enclose the entire text in quotation marks.

Usage Guidelines

See Add an Interface Description to the Configuration and Add a Logical Unit Description to the Configuration.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.