HP 2910AL - Manual (Page 238)

Port Status and Configuration
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names
Configuring the Same Name for Multiple Ports. Suppose that you want
to use ports A5 through A8 as a trunked link to a server used by a drafting
group. In this case you might configure ports A5 through A8 with the name
“Draft-Server:Trunk”.
Figure 10-15. Example of Configuring One Friendly Port Name on Multiple Ports
Displaying Friendly Port Names with Other Port Data
You can display friendly port name data in the following combinations:
■ show name: Displays a listing of port numbers with their corresponding
friendly port names and also quickly shows you which ports do not have
friendly name assignments. (
show name data comes from the running­
config file.)
■ show interface <port-number>: Displays the friendly port name, if any, along
with the traffic statistics for that port. (The friendly port name data comes
from the running-config file.)
■ show config: Includes friendly port names in the per-port data of the
resulting configuration listing. (
show config data comes from the startup­
config file.)
To List All Ports or Selected Ports with Their Friendly Port Names.
This command lists names assigned to a specific port.
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