Administrator Guide

Managing General System Settings 419
Configuring System Settings (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands used for configuring
system information and time settings on the Dell Networking N1500, N2000,
N3000, and N4000 Series switches. For more information about these
commands, see the
Dell Networking N1500, N2000, N3000, and N4000 Series
Switches CLI Reference Guide
at www.dell.com/support.
Configuring System Information
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure system information.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
hostname
name Configure the system name. The CLI prompt changes to
the host name after you execute the command. The
hostname is advertised in the LLDP system-name TLV.
snmp-server contact
name
Configure the name of the switch administrator. If the
name contains a space, use quotation marks around the
name.
snmp-server location
location
Configure the switch location.
asset-tag [unit unit_id ]
tag
Configure the asset tag for the switch. Use the unit
keyword to configure the asset tag for each unit in a stack
of switches.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show system [id] Display system information. Include the id keyword to
display additional system information.