HP DC04 SAN Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide

Customizing a switch name
The switch name of the DC04 SAN Director can be up to 15 characters long; can include
alphabetic, numeric, and underscore characters; and must begin with an alphabetic character.
NOTE: Changing the name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued
To customize the switch name:
1. Enter switchName followed by the new name in double quotation marks.
swDir:admin> switchName "swBrocadeDCX5"
Committing configuration...
Done.
swBrocadeDCX5:admin>
2. Record the new name for reference.
Customizing a chassis name
For Fabric OS 6.2.0 and later, the DC SAN Director chassis name can be up to 15 characters
long; include alphabetic, numeric, and underscore characters; and must begin with an alphabetic
character.
1. Enter chassisName followed by the new name in double quotation marks:
nl
switch:admin> chassisName "DCX_chassis_1"
nl
Committing configuration...
nl
Done.
2. Record the new name for reference.
nl
switch:admin> chassisname DCX_chassis_1
Setting the domain ID
Each switch in the fabric must have a unique domain ID. The domain ID can be set manually using
the configure command or can be set automatically. The default domain ID for the DC04 SAN
Director is “1”. Use the fabricShow command to view the already assigned domain IDs.
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