Reference Guide

1078 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference
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switchName
To change the switch name to a name starting with a character (note that the dash (-) is converted to period (.) in the
switch name because FMS mode is enabled):
switch:admin> switchname brocade-174
Committing configuration...
Done.
Switch name has been changed.Please re-login into the switch for the change to be
applied.
2015/11/30-13:13:43, [IPAD-1002], 191, FID 128, INFO, brocade-174, Switch name has
been successfully changed to brocade-174.
brocade-174:admin> Committing configuration...
Done.
2015/11/30-13:13:45, [IPAD-1002], 192, FID 128, INFO, brocade.174, Switch name has
been successfully changed to brocade.174.
brocade.174:admin> switchname
brocade.174
To change the switch name to a name starting with number (FMS mode is enabled):
switch:admin> switchname 174-brocade
Committing configuration...
Done.
Switch name has been changed.Please re-login into the switch for the change to be
applied.
2015/11/30-13:13:43, [IPAD-1002], 191, FID 128, INFO, 174-brocade, Switch name has
been successfully changed to 174-brocade.
174-brocade:admin> Committing configuration...
Done.
2015/11/30-13:13:45, [IPAD-1002], 192, FID 128, INFO, 174.brocade, Switch name has
been successfully changed to 174.brocade.
174.brocade:admin> switchname
174.brocade
To change the switch name to a name starting with number (FMS mode is disabled):
switch:admin> switchname 174-brocade
Committing configuration...
Done.
Switch name has been changed.Please re-login into the switch for the change to be
applied.
2015/11/30-13:13:43, [IPAD-1002], 191, FID 128, INFO, 174-brocade, Switch name has
been successfully changed to 174-brocade.
174-brocade:admin> switchname
174-brocade
SEE ALSO chassisShow, switchShow