Overview

The Smartport feature provides a convenient way to save and share common configurations. By applying the same Smartport macro to multiple interfaces, the interfaces share a common set of configurations.

A Smartport macro can be applied to an interface by the Smartport type associated with the macro.

There are two ways to apply a Smartport macro by Smartport type to an interface:

The Smartport feature consists of various components and works in conjunction with other features on the switch. These components and features are described in the following sections:

Additionally, typical work flows are described in the Common Smartport Tasks section.