The object defines the number of physical ports configured in a device for the purpose of switching/routing. The value of the object should not exceed system defined MAX physical interfaces, when the configured value is less than the MAX physical interfaces, the difference in port count shall be used for stacking purpose only when the stacking object issColdStandbyStacking is enabled else the ports are considered as physically not present and would not be initialized. It is not advisable to change the Front panel port count when some configurations are already saved. Once the Front panel port count is configured, the switch has to be restarted before saving any configuration.