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Installation and Getting Started Guide
USING THE CLI
Here is an example of how to configure a switch or routing switch name, system contact, and location:
HP6208(config)# hostname oakland
Oakland(config)# snmp-server contact Suzy Creamcheese
Oakland(config)# snmp-server location Centerville
Oakland(config)# end
Oakland# write memory
Syntax: hostname <string>
NOTE: On the HP 9304M, HP 9308M, and HP 6308M-SX, you also can use the chassis name command to set
the device name.
Syntax: snmp-server contact <string>
Syntax: snmp-server location <string>
The text strings can contain blanks. The SNMP text strings do not require quotation marks when they contain
blanks but the host name does.
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
Here is an example of how to configure a switch or routing switch name, system contact, and location:
1.
Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access. The System configuration
panel is displayed.
2.
Select the Identification link to display the following panel.
3.
Edit the value in the Name field to change the device name. The name can contain blanks.
4.
Enter the name of the administrator for the device in the Contact field. The name can contain blanks.
5.
Enter the device's location in the Location field. The location can contain blanks.
6.
Click the Apply button to save the change to the device's running-config file.
7.
Select the Save link at the bottom of the dialog. Select Yes when prompted to save the configuration change
to the startup-config file on the device's flash memory.
NOTE: You also can access the dialog for saving configuration changes by clicking on the plus sign next to
Command in the tree view, then clicking on Save to Flash.
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