[e-nsp] cisco / juniper / etc "description" equivalent for Extreme

[Sorin CONSTANTINESCU]

On 6/7/06, Sorin CONSTANTINESCU <consta at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/7/06, James Jun <james at towardex.com> wrote:
> > Try doing:
> >
> > 'configure port %% display-string STRING'
> >
> > Where %% is the port number, STRING is what you want for description.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> >
> > Trivia:  You can't put spaces or funky stuff on the STRING unfortunately,
> > and you are limited to 32 chars.  This is really annoying IMHO, and one of
> > things that Extreme should fix.  Because of this limitation, we have to end
> > up putting just circuit ID's on the description for port instead of also
> > including customer name like we can on Cisco.

http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/bin/view/Engcomp/CommonExtremeCommands

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To set the display string on port 7:20 to "engmail server"
configure port 7:20 display-string "engmail server"
=== and here ===

In the PDF manual from ExtremeWare 7.6 they say the string can be up
to 16 chars.
In the PDF manual from Extreme XOS 11.4 they say the string can be up
to 15 chars.

HUGE!

Just did a test on a Summit 200-24 running Extremeware Version 7.4e.2.6

* TESTSTST:5 # configure port 1 display-string "a b c"
* TESTSTST:6 # configure port 1 display-string "a b c b e f g h i j k l m o p "
Warning: port display string exceeds maximum length of 15 characters, truncatin"
* TESTSTST:7 #

The conclusion is that you can put spaces (if using ""), but you're
limited to 15-16 chars.

> >
> > i.e. example:
> >
> > configure port 16 display-string "95HCGS172102MA1"
> > configure port 17 display-string "95HCGS172103MA1"
> > configure port 18 display-string "COLO_18"
> > configure port 19 display-string "95HCGS172100MA1"
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > James Jun
> > Managing Director
> > TowardEX Technologies, Inc.
> >
> > Phone: +1 617-459-4051 x179
> > Mobile: +1 978-394-2867
> > Fax: +1 432-225-3784
> >
> > Email: james at towardex.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: extreme-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:extreme-nsp-
> > > bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Sorin CONSTANTINESCU
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 3:21 PM
> > > To: extreme-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > > Subject: [e-nsp] cisco / juniper / etc "description" equivalent for
> > > Extreme
> > >
> > > Hi, All.
> > >
> > > I'm very new with Extreme Networks equipment.
> > >
> > > For i couple of days i've beed playing with a couple of Summit48si,
> > > but i haven't found a way to set description to interfaces. Is there a
> > > way to know what's connected to a specific port other than keeping an
> > > external list?
> > >
> > > I was also amused that in order to change the hostname i changed the
> > > snmp sysName :)
> > >
> > > Running 7.4.2.6.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > --
> > > Sorin CONSTANTINESCU
> > > JNCIS-M, CCNP
> > > consta at gmail.com
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Sorin CONSTANTINESCU
> JNCIS-M, CCNP
> consta at gmail.com
>


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Sorin CONSTANTINESCU
JNCIS-M, CCNP
consta at gmail.com