Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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Chassis names
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Switch names can be from 1 to 30 characters long. For the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbone,
the name can be from 1 to 15 characters in length. All switch names must begin with a letter, and
can contain letters, numbers, or the underscore character. It is not necessary to use quotation
marks.
NOTE
Changing the switch name causes a domain address format RSCN (registered state change
notification) to be issued and may be disruptive to the fabric.
Customizing the switch name
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchName command.
switch:admin> switchname newname
3. Record the new switch name for future reference.
Chassis names
Brocade recommends that you customize the chassis name for each platform. Some system logs
identify devices by platform names; if you assign meaningful platform names, logs are more useful.
All chassis names have a limit of 15 characters, except for the Brocade 300, 5100 and 5300
switches and the 5410, 5424, 5450, and 5480 embedded switches, which allow 31. Chassis
names must begin with a letter, and can contain letters, numbers, or the underscore character.
Customizing chassis names
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the chassisName command.
ecp:admin> chassisname newname
3. Record the new chassis name for future reference.
Switch activation and deactivation
By default, the switch is enabled after power is applied and diagnostics and switch initialization
routines have finished. You can disable and re-enable it as necessary.
Disabling a switch
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchDisable command.
All Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken offline. If the switch was part of a fabric, the
fabric is reconfigured.