slot

To enable preprovisioning on a slot in a chassis, use the slot command. To disable the slot for preprovisioning, use the no form of this command.

slot slot-number

no slot slot-number

Syntax Description

slot-number
Slot number in the chassis. The range is from 2 to 199.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Global configuration mode
Configuration synchronization mode

Command History

Release
Modification
5.0(2)N1(1)
This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable preprovisioning of features or interfaces of a module on a slot in a chassis. Preprovisioning allows you configure features or interfaces (Ethernet, Fibre Channel) on modules before the modules are inserted in the switch chassis.

Examples

This example shows how to enable a chassis slot for preprovisioning of a module:

switch(config)# slot 2
switch(config-slot)#
 

This example shows how to configure a switch profile to enable a chassis slot for preprovisioning of a module:

switch# config sync
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config-sync)# switch-profile sp
Switch-Profile started, Profile ID is 1
switch(config-sync-sp)# slot 2
switch(config-sync-sp-slot)#
 

This example shows how to disable a chassis slot for preprovisioning of a module:

switch(config)# no slot 2
switch(config)#
 

Related Commands

Command
Description
port
Configures ports as Ethernet, native Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) ports.
provision
Preprovisions a module in a slot.
show running-config exclude-provision
Displays the running configuration excluding the preprovisioned features.