HP StorageWorks 2.140 Director Switch - Manual (Page 90)

Configuring the director 90
Configuring identification
Use the procedure in this section to identify the switch by its name, description, location, and
contact person. This information is displayed in the following Element Manager locations:
• Element Manager window title panel (name).
• The Switch Properties dialog box (name, nickname, description, location, contact).
• Identification table at the top of the Hardware view (name, description, location).
The product name is enabled through the drop-down display list on the tool bar. The name also is
displayed in the switch icon label in the HAFM Physical/Topology Map.
NOTE: Data entered through the following procedure is saved in non-volatile random access
memory (NV-RAM) on the switch.
To configure identification for the switch:
1. Select Configure > Identification.
The Configure Identification dialog box is displayed.
Figure 30 Configure Identification dialog box
2. Click in the Name box and enter a name of up to 24 alphanumeric characters for the switch.
The name could reflect the switch’s Ethernet network domain name service (DNS) host name, if
assigned.
3. Click in the Nickname box and enter a nickname of up to 24 alphanumeric characters for the
switch.
The nickname will display instead of the WWN in Element Manager views. (You can configure
a maximum of 2,048 nicknames.)
4. Click in the Description box and enter a description of the switch of up to 255 characters.
5. Click in the Location box and enter the location of the switch of up to 255 characters.
6. Click in the Contact box and enter up to 255 characters of appropriate information about a
contact person, such as a phone number, title, or e-mail address.
7. Click Activate to save the data and close the dialog box.
8. If you have finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. For more
information, see ” Backing up and restoring configuration ” on page 172.