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38 CHAPTER 1: USING SYSTEM ACCESS COMMANDS
Parameter
text: Enter the host name of the Switch. The host name must be no more than
30 characters long. The default is 4500.
Description
Use the sysname command to configure the host name of the Switch. Use the
undo sysname command to restore the host name to the default of 4500.
Changing the hostname of the Ethernet switch will affect the prompt of
command line interface. For example, if the hostname of the Ethernet switch is
MyHost, the prompt in user view will be <MyHost>.
Example
To configure the hostname of the Switch to 3Com, enter the following:
<4500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]sysname 3Com
[3Com]
system-view Syntax
system-view
View
User view
Parameter
None
Description
Enter system-view to enter the system view from the user view.
Related commands: quit, return.
Example
To enter system view from user view, enter the following:
<4500>system-view
System view: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]
telnet Syntax
telnet { hostname | ip_address } [ service_port ]
View
User view
Parameter
hostname: Enter the host name of the remote Switch. It is configured using the
ip host command.