Basic Device Management; Information About Basic Device Management; Device Hostname - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Basic Device Management

This chapter describes how to configure, manage, and verify the basic setting on your Cisco NX-OS device.
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Information About Basic Device Management

This section provides information about basic device management.

Device Hostname

You can change the device hostname displayed in the command prompt from the default (switch) to another
character string. When you give the device a unique hostname, you can easily identify the device from the
command-line interface (CLI) prompt.
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Information About Basic Device Management, page 85
Changing the Device Hostname, page 87
Configuring the Management Interface, page 88
Configuirng the Default Gateway, page 90
Configuring the MOTD Banner, page 90
Configuring the Time Zone, page 91
Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time), page 92
Manually Setting the Device Clock, page 94
Managing Users, page 94
Enabling or Disabling a Telnet Server Connection, page 95
Verifying the Device Configuration, page 96
Default Settings for Basic Device Parameters, page 97
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