Switchname - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual

switchName

Display or set switch name.
Synopsis
switchName ["newName"]
Availability
All users (display)
admin (set)
Description Use this command without a operand to display the current switch name. This name is also shown
in the telnet prompt, under each switch icon on the WEB TOOLS Fabric View, and in the output of
many telnet commands.
Use this command with the newName operand to assign a new switch name. Switch names can be
up to 19 characters long, must begin with an alpha character, and can consist of a combination of
alpha, numeric, and underscore characters.
Changing the switch name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued (see FC-FLA for a
description of RSCNs).
Operands
This command has the following operand:
newName
Example To change a switch name to sw10:
See Also
switchShow
fabricShow
Fabric OS Reference
Specify a new name for the switch, in quotation marks. This operand is optional.
switch:admin> switchName "sw10"
Updating flash ...
sw10:admin>
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Telnet Commands
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