Configuring Basic System Parameters; Entering System Administration Information - Foundry Networks FESX Manual

Foundry Configuration Guide for the FESX, FSX, and FWSX

Configuring Basic System Parameters

The procedures in this section describe how to configure the basic system parameters listed in Table 3.2.
NOTE: For information about the Syslog buffer and messages, see "Using Syslog" on page A-1.

Entering System Administration Information

You can configure a system name, contact, and location for a Foundry device and save the information locally in
the configuration file for future reference. This information is not required for system operation but is suggested.
When you configure a system name, the name replaces the default system name in the CLI command prompt.
The name, contact, and location each can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Here is an example of how to configure a system name, system contact, and location:
FastIron SuperX Switch(config)# hostname zappa
zappa(config)# snmp-server contact Support Services
zappa(config)# snmp-server location Centerville
zappa(config)# end
zappa# write memory
Syntax: hostname <string>
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.
NOTE: The chassis name command does not change the CLI prompt. Instead, the command assigns an
administrative ID to the device.
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Table 3.2: Basic System Parameters
Basic System Parameter
System name, contact, and location
SNMP trap receiver, trap source address, and
other parameters
Single source address for all Telnet packets
Single source address for all TFTP packets
System time using a Simple Network Time
Protocol (SNTP) server or local system counter
Broadcast, multicast, or unknown-unicast limits,
if required to support slower third-party devices
Banners that are displayed on users' terminals
when they enter the Privileged EXEC CLI level
or access the device through Telnet
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