Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 52)

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Customizing a chassis name
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If you have changed the RBridge ID, be sure to use that ID.
switch(config)# switch-attributes 1 host-name rack1_8770_4
4. Record the new name for reference.
5. Enter exit while in global configuration mode to return to privileged EXEC node.
switch(config)# exit
switch#
6. To verify the new host name, you can run the show running-config command in EXEC mode.
switch# show running-config
Customizing a chassis name
This procedure is optional.
While still in Telnet, you can change the chassis name of the switch. The chassis name of the
Brocade VDX 8770-4 can be up to 30 characters long; can include letters, numbers, hyphens, and
underscore characters; and must begin with a letter. The default chassis name is “VDX8770-4.”
Brocade recommends that you customize the chassis name for each platform because some of the
system logs refer to the platform by its chassis name.
1. Log in to the switch using an account that has the admin role.
2. Enter global configuration mode using the configure terminal command.
3. Enter switch-attributes followed by the RBridge ID and the chassis-name operand with the new
chassis name.
If you have changed the RBridge ID, be sure to use that ID.
switch(config)# switch-attributes 1 chassis-name B8770_prime
4. Record the new name for reference.
5. Enter exit while in global configuration mode to return to privileged EXEC mode.
switch(config)# exit
switch#
6. To verify the new chassis name, you can run the show running-config switch-attributes
[rbridge-id] command.
switch# show running-config switch-attributes 1
Setting the date and time
The MM maintains the current date and time inside a battery-backed real-time clock (RTC) circuit.
Date and time are used for logging events. Switch operation does not depend on the date and time;
a Brocade VDX 8770-4 with an incorrect date and time value functions properly. Because the date
and time are used for logging, error detection, and troubleshooting, you should set them correctly.