Naming Convention for Interfaces (z.B. Cisco, Juniper)

Each interface has an interface name, which specifies the media type, the slot in which the interface is located and the port. The interface name uniquely identifies an individual network connector in the system. You use the interface name when configuring interfaces and when enabling various functions and properties, such as routing protocols, on individual interfaces. The system uses the interface name when displaying information about the interface, for example, in the show interfaces command.

e.g. Cisco: mediatype stack / slot / port like "ge-0/0/0" or "FastEthernet 0/0"

e.g. Juniper:mediatype stack / slot / port like "ge-0/0/0"

The convention is as follows (examples):

• mediatype 

  • xe - 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface

  • et - 25/40/100-Gigabit Ethernet interface

  • em - Management interface

  • fc - Fibre Channel interface

  • ge - Gigabit Ethernet interface

  • sxe - 10-Gigabit Service interface

  • xle - 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface

  • fte - 40-Gigabit data plane uplink interface

  • me - Management interface

  • em - Management interface
    
    

• stack or module
  • On standalone switches, the stack number (or Flexible PIC Concentrator)  is always 0.
• slot / module / submodule
  • The number indicates the slot number of the line card that contains the physical interface.
• port
  • Interfaces use the following convention for port numbers: e.g. 1-48, sfp+ 49 through 54
    

Setting up Naming Rules in Pathfinder

1) add a new naming rule for ports

2) add lookup-values for media-types by filling the list (Lookup values) with all needed items

3) add a text-separator

4) add the stack as a lookup value

5) add a text separator

6) add a lookup value for modules

7) add a text separator

8) add the number of the port

Using the Naming Rules in Pathfinder

1) select the ports of a switch in the rack-view for renaming them

2) Apply Naming rule

3) fill out the fields of the naming rule