Configuring A Static System Name And Prompt; Setting A Static System Name; Setting A Static System Prompt - Cisco WS-C4003 - Catalyst 4000 Chassis Switch Software Configuration Manual

Setting the System Name and System Prompt
If you have not configured a system prompt, the first 20 characters of the system name are used as the
system prompt (a greater-than symbol [>] is appended). The prompt is updated whenever the system
name changes, unless you have manually configured the prompt using the set prompt command.
The switch performs a DNS lookup for the system name whenever one of the following occurs:
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If you configured the system name, no DNS lookup is performed.

Configuring a Static System Name and Prompt

These sections describe how to configure the static system name and prompt:
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Setting a Static System Name

To set the static system name, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Set the static system name.
Note When you set the system name, the system name is used as the system prompt; you can override this with
the set prompt command.
This example shows how to set the system name on the switch:
Console> (enable) set system name Catalyst 4003
System name set.
Catalyst 4003> (enable)

Setting a Static System Prompt

To set the static system prompt, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Set the system prompt.
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when the switch is initialized (power on or reset)
when you configure the IP address on the sc0 interface using the CLI or Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP)
when you configure a route using the set ip route command
when you clear the system name using the set system name command
when you enable DNS or specify DNS servers
Setting a Static System Name, page 26-2
Setting a Static System Prompt, page 26-2
Clearing the System Name, page 26-3
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Command
set system name name_string
Command
set prompt prompt_string
Administering the Switch
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