Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 manual Setting the domain ID, Setting the date and time

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2. Enter chassisName by itself to show the name.

switch:admin> chassisname DCX8510_chassis

3. Record the new name for reference.

Setting the domain ID

Each switch in the fabric must have a unique domain ID. The domain ID can be manually set through the configure command or can be automatically set. The default domain ID for the Brocade DCX 8510-4 is 1. Use the fabricShow command to view the already assigned domain IDs.

1.Enter switchDisable to disable the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

2.Enter configure.

3.Enter y at the Fabric parameters prompt:

Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

4. Enter a unique domain ID:

Domain: (1.239) [1] 3

5.Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl+D to accept the settings and exit.

6.Enter switchEnable to re-enable the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

Setting the date and time

The date and time settings are used for logging events. Switch operation does not depend on the date and time; a switch with an incorrect date and time value still functions properly. However, because the date and time are used for logging, error detection, and troubleshooting, they should be set correctly.

Setting the date

To set the date, follow these steps.

1.If necessary, log on to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 by Telnet, using the admin account. The default password is password.

2.Enter the date command, using the following syntax:

date "mmddHHMMyy"

The values are:

•mm is the month; valid values are 01 through 12.

•dd is the date; valid values are 01 through 31.

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