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Fabric OS Command Reference

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switchName

Displays or sets the switch name.

Synopsis

switchname [name]

Description

Use this command to display or set the switch name. All switches have a symbolic name that is
primarily used for switch management. This name is shown in the Fabric OS CLI prompt, under
each switch icon in Web Tools, and in the output of various Fabric OS commands, such as
fabricShow.

Use this command with the name operand to assign a new switch name. Enter this command
without an operand to display the current switch name.

Changing the switch name causes a domain address format registered state change notification
(RSCN) to be issued. Refer to the FC-FLA specification for a description of RSCNs).

Note

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.

Operands

This command has the following operand:

name

Specify a new name for the switch. A switch name can include up to 30
characters on all platforms running Fabric OS v.6.2.0 or later. On the Brocade
300, 5100, 5300, and 5410 platforms running earlier firmware versions, the
switch name can be up to 31 characters long. On all other pre-Fabric OS
v6.2.0 platforms, the name is limited to 15 characters. The name must begin
with a letter, can consist of letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscore
characters. Spaces are not allowed. This operand is optional; if omitted, this
command displays the current switch name.

Examples

To change a switch name to dilbert (note the change in the prompt text):

switch:admin>

switchname brocade_demo_1298765_AY4TYI60

brocade_demo

_1298765_AY4TYI60:admin> switchname

brocade_demo

_1298765_AY4TYI60