Fabric OS Reference Manual

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switchName

Display or set switch name.

Synopsis

switchName ["newName"]

Availability All users (display)

admin (set)

Description Use this command without an operand to display the current switch name.

This name is also shown in the telnet prompt, under each switch icon on the

Web Tools Fabric View, and in the output of many telnet commands.

Use this command with the

newName

operand to assign a new switch name.

Switch names can be up to 19 characters long, must begin with an alpha

character, and can consist of a combination of alpha, numeric, and

underscore characters.

Changing the switch name causes a domain address format RSCN to be

issued (see FC-FLA for a description of RSCNs).

Operands This command has the following operand:

newName

Specify a new name for the switch, in quotation marks.

This operand is optional.

Example To change a switch name to sw10: