Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Customizing a switch name, Customizing a chassis name

3 Customizing a switch name

NOTE

Connecting the CP blades to a private network/VLAN is recommended.

By establishing an Ethernet connection, you can complete the Brocade DCX 8510-4 configuration using either a serial session, Telnet, or management applications, such as Web Tools or Brocade Network Advisor.

Perform the following steps to establish an Ethernet connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

1.Remove the shipping plug from the Ethernet port on the active CP blade.

2.Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port.

3.Connect the other end to an Ethernet 10/100/1000 BaseT LAN.

The Brocade DCX 8510-4 can be accessed through a remote connection using the command line via Telnet or any of the management tools, such as Web Tools or Brocade Network Advisor.

4.To complete any additional Brocade DCX 8510-4 configuration procedures through a Telnet session, log in to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 by Telnet, using the admin login. The default password is password.

Customizing a switch name

The switch name of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 can be up to 30 characters long using Fabric OS release 6.3.0 or later; can include letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscore characters; and must begin with a letter.

NOTE

Changing the name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued.

1. Type switchName followed by the new name in double quotes.

swDir:admin> switchName "swModularSwitch5" Committing configuration...

Done.

swModularSwitch5:admin>

2. Record the new name for reference.

Customizing a chassis name

The chassis name of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 can be up to 15 characters long; can include letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscore characters; and must begin with a letter.

1. Enter chassisName followed by the new name in double quotes.

switch:admin> chassisname "DCX8510_chassis" Committing configuration...

Done.

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