Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
hostname
hostname
To configure the hostname for the switch, use the hostname command. To revert to the default, use the
no form of this command.
hostname name
no hostname
Syntax Description
Command Default “switch” is the default hostname.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines The Cisco NX-OS software uses the hostname in command-line interface (CLI) prompts and in default
configuration filenames.
The hostname command performs the same function as the switchname command.
Examples This example shows how to configure the hostname for a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# hostname Engineering2
Engineering2(config)#
This example shows how to revert to the default hostname:
Engineering2# configure terminal
Engineering2(config)# no hostname
switch(config)#
Related Commands
name Hostname for the switch. The name is alphanumeric, case sensitive, can
contain special characters, and can have a maximum of 32 characters.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show hostname Displays the switch hostname.
show switchname Displays the switch hostname.
switchname Configures the switch hostname.