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Telnet Commands B-55

Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required

Writer: Bill Reitz Project: StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Switch User's Guide Comments:

Part Number: AA-RHBYA-TE 135267-001 File Name: i-appb Telnet Commands Last Saved On: 4/7/99 12:36 PM

switchName

Figure B-35 shows the

switchName

command which displays or sets the

Switch’s name. If a new name is specified and it is enclosed in quotes “” the
command sets the Switch to that name. If no new name is included, the
command displays the Switch’s name.

admin> switchName “sw3”

sw3

value = 0 = 0x0

Figure B-35. switchName Command Example

The command syntax is

switchName <“name-of-switch”>.

The switchName command displays the name of the current Switch. By
supplying an argument, the user may set the name of the current Switch.

Certain restrictions apply to the length and format of the Switch name.
Specifically, the name of the Switch:

May not exceed 20 characters in length.

May not contain characters other than 'a-z', 'A-Z', '0-9' or '_' (the
underscore character), the first character excepted.

Must have the first character be among 'a-z' or 'A-Z'.