Chapter 27 Administering The Switch; Setting The System Name And System Prompt - Cisco WS-C2950SX-48-SI Configuration Manual

Administering the Switch
This chapter describes how to perform administrative tasks on the Catalyst enterprise LAN switches.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, refer to the
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Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, and Catalyst 2980G Switches Command Reference.
This chapter consists of these major sections:
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Setting the System Name and System Prompt

The system name on the switch is a user-configurable string that identifies the device. The default
configuration has no system name configured.
If you do not manually configure a system name, the switch obtains the system name through a Domain
Name System (DNS) lookup. To configure the switch manually, complete the following:
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If the DNS lookup is successful, the DNS host name of the switch is configured as the system name of
the switch and is saved in NVRAM (the domain name is removed).
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Setting the System Name and System Prompt, page 27-1
Setting the System Contact and Location, page 27-3
Setting the System Clock, page 27-4
Creating a Login Banner, page 27-4
Enabling or Disabling the "Cisco Systems Console" Telnet Login Banner, page 27-5
Defining and Using Command Aliases, page 27-6
Defining and Using IP Aliases, page 27-7
Configuring Permanent and Static ARP Entries, page 27-8
Configuring Static Routes, page 27-9
Scheduling a System Reset, page 27-10
Generating System Status Reports for Tech Support, page 27-12
Assign the sc0 interface an IP address that is mapped to the switch name on the DNS server
Enable DNS on the switch
Specify at least one valid DNS server on the switch
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