Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network Installation - Manual (Page 83)

• 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.
Modifying a device name
1. In the Network Configuration | Devices tree view, right-click a device and select Rename .
2. Type in the new name.
Note that this does not change the hostname on the physical device. If you want the hostname
to match the device name, you must also modify the hostname.
Modifying the control network
1. In the Network Configuration | Networks tree view, select the K2 SAN's Site node.
The networks under that node are displayed in the list view.
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Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig