Setting The System Name - 3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual

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HAPTER DMINISTERING
Setting the
System Name
Top-Level Menu
system
display
ethernet
softwareUpdate
fddi
baseline
tokenring
serialPort
bridge
password
ip
name
snmp
time
analyzer
screenHeight
script
consoleLock
logout
panelLock
ctlKeys
nvData
reboot
Changing the
Date and Time
Top-Level Menu
system
display
ethernet
softwareUpdate
fddi
baseline
tokenring
serialPort
bridge
password
ip
name
snmp
time
analyzer
screenHeight
script
consoleLock
logout
panelLock
ctlKeys
nvData
reboot
Y S E
OUR YSTEM NVIRONMENT
You should give the LANplex system an easily recognizable and unique
name to aid in system management. For example, you may want to name
the system according the its physical location, LP2500 ENGLAB.
To name the system:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
system name
You are prompted for the name of the system, as shown below:
Enter new value [LANplex]:
2 Enter a name that is both unique on the network and meaningful to you.
The new system name will appear the next time you display the system
configuration.
The LANplex system's internal clock is initialized at the factory. You can
display and change the system's current date and time.
To change either the date or time:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
system time
The current date and time are displayed, along with a prompt asking you if
the date and time are correct. See the example below:
The current system time is 08/24/94 04:37:57 PM.
Is this correct? (y/n):
2 Enter (yes) or (no) at the prompt.
y n
If you respond , you are returned to the main menu. If you respond
y
are prompted for the correct date and time.
3 Enter the correct date and time in the format,
The formats are described in Table 4-1.
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss xM
, you
n
.