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System Information
Configure a System Name, Contact, and Location for the Switch. To
help distinguish one switch from another, configure a plain-language identity
for the switch.
Syntax: hostname < name-string >
snmp-server [contact <system-contact>] [location <system-location>]
Each field allows up to 255 characters.
For example, to name the switch “Blue” with “Ext-4474” as the system contact,
and “North-Data-Room” as the location:
ProCurve(config)# hostname Blue
Blue(config)# snmp-server contact Ext-4474 location North-Data-Room
Blue(config)# show system information
Status and Counters - General System Information
System Name : Blue
New hostname, contact,
System Contact : Ext-4474
and location data from
System Location : North-Data-Room
previous commands.
MAC Age Time (sec) : 300
Time Zone : 0
Daylight Time Rule : None
Software revision : S.14.XX Base MAC Addr : 001ffe-74b3e0
ROM Version : S.14.02 Serial Number : ff ff ff ...
Up Time : 5 days Memory - Total : 33,554,432
CPU Util (%) : 5 Free : 24,718,392
IP Mgmt - Pkts Rx : 1,611,997 Packet - Total : 3022
Pkts Tx : 2109 Buffers Free : 2510
Lowest : 2312
Missed : 0
Figure 7-9. System Information Listing After Executing the Preceding Commands
The menu interface will only display up to 47 characters although you can
specify a name up to 255 characters in length. A message beginning with “+”
displays if the name exceeds 47 characters. You can use the CLI show running,
show config, or show system information commands to see the complete text.
The menu interface is shown in Figure 7-10.
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