Multi-port selection and configuration

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a display device;
• a user input device;
• a processing system that is coupled to the display device and the user input device;
• and
• a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to:
• display, on the display device, a user interface that includes a congruent graphical representation of a network switch including a plurality of ports, wherein the congruent graphical representation of the network switch displays an actual physical layout of the plurality of ports on the network switch;
• receive, from the user input device and via the congruent graphical representation displayed by the user interface, a user input that provides a selection of a group of ports of the plurality of ports for configuration, wherein the group of ports includes a first subset of ports of a first port type and a second subset of ports of a second port type such that the group of ports includes more than one port;
• display, on the display device and in response to the selection of the group of ports, the user interface including available configuration settings that are each configured to cause the group of ports to transmit data according to one or more transmission parameters;
• receive, from the user input device and via the user interface, a configuration settings selection for configuring the group of ports, wherein the configuration setting selection was selected from the available configuration settings;
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• provide the configuration settings selection to the network switch to configure each port in the group of ports to transmit data according to one or more transmission parameters by the configuration setting selection.

A method for configuring multiple ports of a network switch, comprising:

• displaying, by a user device via a user interface, a congruent graphical representation of a network switch that includes a plurality of ports, wherein the congruent graphical representation of the network switch displays an actual physical layout of the plurality of ports on the network switch;
• receiving, by the user device via the congruent graphical representation displayed by the user interface, a user input that provides a selection of a group of ports of the plurality of ports for configuration, wherein the group of ports includes a first subset of ports of a first port type and a second subset of ports of a second port type such that the group of ports includes more than one port;
• displaying, by the user device via the user interface and in response to receiving the selection of the group of ports, available configuration settings that are each configured to cause the group of port to transmit data according to one or more transmission parameters;
• receiving, by the user device via the user interface, a configuration settings selection for configuring the group of ports, wherein the configuration settings selection was selected from the available configuration settings;
• and
• providing, by the user device, the configuration settings selection to the network switch to configure each port in the group of ports to transmit data according to one or more transmission parameters provided by the configuration setting selection.