description (VLAN view)

Function

The description command sets the description of a VLAN.

The undo description command restores the default description of a VLAN.

By default, the description of a VLAN shows the VLAN ID. For example, the description of VLAN 2 is "VLAN 0002".

description description

undo description

Parameter	Description	Value
description	Specifies the description of a VLAN.	It is a string of 1 to 80 characters. The characters are case sensitive. Spaces are allowed.

VLAN view

2: Configuration level

Usage Scenario

The description command is used to set the description of a VLAN, which is convenient for identifying, memorizing, and maintaining the VLAN.

The display vlan vlan-id verbose command can display the description of a specified VLAN.

Precautions

Set different descriptions for VLANs to distinguish.

If you run the description command multiple times in the same VLAN view, only the last configuration takes effect.

# Set the description of VLAN 2 as "Huawei".

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] vlan 2
[HUAWEI-vlan2] description Huawei