Customize A Switch Name; Specify Status Policies - HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Installation Manual

Customize a switch name

The switch name of the Core Switch 2/64 or the SAN Director 2/128 Director can be up to
15 characters long; can include alpha, numeric, and underscore characters; and must begin
with an alpha character. The default name for the Core Switch 2/64 or the SAN Director
2/128 is swDir. HP recommends using swDir in the name to allow easy identification.
To customize the name, follow these steps:
1. Enter the switchName command with the new name in quotes.
Example:
swDir:admin> switchName "sw10"
For details about the switchName command, refer to the HP StorageWorks command
reference guide for the Fabric OS version running on your switch.
2. Record the new name for future reference.
NOTE: Changing the name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued.

Specify status policies

To specify custom status policies, follow these steps:
Enter the switchStatusPolicySet command at the prompt.
1.
For more information about the switchStatusPolicySet command, refer to the HP
StorageWorks command reference guide for the Fabric OS version running on your switch.
2. Complete the prompts to specify the desired policies.
NOTE: To completely deactivate an alarm for a particular condition, enter 0 at the
corresponding prompt.
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