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If you are using a different taskflow, use the topics in this manual as appropriate and refer to the
SiteConfig User Manual or SiteConfig Help Topics for additional information.
Your devices must be in a SiteConfig system description in order to be managed by SiteConfig.
When you already have a system description in place, you should use SiteConfig to modify this
system description and add your devices. You can do this in your planning phase, even before you
have devices installed or cabled. Your goal is to have the SiteConfig system description accurately
represent all aspects of your devices and networks before you begin actually implementing any
networking or other configuration tasks for those devices.
About device and host names
In SiteConfig, a device can have different names, as follows:
• Device name — This is a name for display in SiteConfig only. It is stored in the SiteConfig
system description, but not written to the actual device. It is displayed in the device tree view
and in the device list view. It can be a different name than the device’s host name.
• Host name — This is the network name of the device. SiteConfig has a default naming convention
for host names which you can use or override with your own host names.
In most cases it is recommended that the Device name and Host name be the same. This avoids
confusion and aids troubleshooting.
The Device name can serve as a placeholder as a system is planned and implemented. During the
install/commission process, when you reconcile a device's current and planned network interface
settings, the Host name as configured in the system description can be overwritten by the host name
on the actual device. However, the Device name configured in the system description is not affected.
Therefore it is recommended that in the early planned stages, you configure the Device name to be
the desired name for the device, but do not yet configure the Host name. Then, after you have applied
network interface settings, you can change the Host name to be the same as the Device name. This
changes the host name on the actual device so that then all names are in sync.
SiteConfig does not allow duplicate device names or host names.
Items in the tree view are automatically sorted alphabetically, so if you change a name the item
might sort to a different position.
About IP configuration of network interfaces on devices
You can perform IP configuration of network interfaces when working with a placeholder device
prior to discovery. When you add a device and choose a particular model, the model defines the
number, type and usage characteristics of network interfaces to expect on such a device.
You can view and edit each network interface and set up IP configuration selecting an appropriate
IP from the network to which each interface connects. The process for editing IP configuration
varies, depending on the device's phase.
Placeholder device IP configuration
On a placeholder device, you edit network interfaces using the Unmanaged Network Interfaces
dialog box.
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Understanding system concepts