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suthomas1
suthomas1
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August 8, 2020
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unused interface

  • August 8, 2020
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Good day all,

 

we have some interface & zone that are not in use.

What is the best method to delete these & also checking on if it affects anything else.

 

 

    Best answer by lobstercreed

    You can see what references there are to any given interface/zone in the GUI at Network -> Interfaces.  You may have to add the Ref column.

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    lobstercreed
    lobstercreedAnswer
    New Member
    August 9, 2020

    You can see what references there are to any given interface/zone in the GUI at Network -> Interfaces.  You may have to add the Ref column.

    Yurisk
    SuperUser
    Yurisk
    SuperUser
    August 9, 2020

    Additionally, you can check on CLI where it is used, say interface name "port1":

     

    # show | grep por1 -f

     

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    Dave_Hall
    Dave_Hall
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    August 10, 2020

    I suggest to just disable any unused physical interfaces rather then deleting them.  You never know what may happen during the firmware upgrade process when expect interfaces are not found.

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