Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 58)

• Switch names can be from 1 through 30 characters long.
• All switch names must begin with a letter, and can contain letters, numbers, or the underscore
character.
• Switch names must be unique across logical switches.
• Changing the switch name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued and may be
disruptive to the fabric.
Customizing the switch name
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchName command and enter a new name for the switch.
switch:admin> switchname newname
The prompt does not change to the new switch name until AFTER you re-login.
3. Record the new switch name for future reference.
switch:FID128:# admin> switchname myswitch
Committing configuration...
Done.
Switch name has been changed.Please re-login into the switch for the change to be
applied.
switch:FID128:# admin>
Chassis names
Brocade recommends that you customize the chassis name for each platform. Some system logs
identify devices by platform names; if you assign meaningful platform names, logs are more useful. All
chassis names supported by Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later allow 31 characters. Chassis names must
begin with an alphabetic character and can include alphabetic and numeric characters, and the
underscore ( _ ).
Customizing chassis names
Use the following procedure to customize the chassis name:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the chassisName command.
ecp:admin> chassisname newname
3. Record the new chassis name for future reference.
Fabric name
You can assign a alphanumeric name to identify and manage a logical fabric that formerly could only
be identified by a fabric ID. The fabric name does not replace the fabric ID or its usage. The fabric
continues to have a fabric ID, in addition to the assigned alphanumeric fabric name.
The following considerations apply to fabric naming:
Customizing the switch name
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