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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 2-11
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Customizing the Switch Name
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• SilkWorm 24000 and 48000: swd77
To customize the switch name
1. SilkWorm 200E, 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, and 4100 switches: Proceed to the next step.
SilkWorm 12000, 24000, and 48000 directors: Open a telnet window for each logical switch and
enter the switchName command.
2. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
3. SilkWorm 200E, 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 3012, and 4100 switches: Proceed to the next step.
SilkWorm 24000 and 48000: If configured for one domain (the default) proceed to the next step. If
configured with two domains, proceed as for the SilkWorm 12000.
SilkWorm 12000: Choose the logical switch that you want to change. Enter the value that
corresponds to that logical region:
• Enter 0 to configure logical switch 0 (slot 1 through 4)
• Enter 1 to configure logical switch 1 (slot 7 through 10)
4. Enter the switchName command at the command line, using the following syntax:
where newname is the new name for the switch.
5. Record the new switch name for future reference.
6. SilkWorm 12000, 24000, and 48000 configured with two domains: Disconnect from the session
and repeat the procedure for the second logical switch.
Example
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Changing the switch name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued.
switchname “newname”
switch:admin> switchname “switch62”
Committing configuration...
Done.
switch62:admin>