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Configure Switch Identification

Perform this procedure to configure the switch name, description, location, and contact person for

the HAFM application. The information is displayed in multiple dialog boxes throughout the

application. In addition, the Name, Location, and Contact variables configured at the

Configure Identification dialog box correspond respectively to the SNMP variables sysName,

sysLocation, and sysContact. These variables are used by SNMP management workstations

when obtaining data from managed switches.

To configure the switch identification:

1. At the Configure window, click the Switch tab. The Switch page is displayed with the

Identification tab selected (Figure 37).

Figure 37 Configure Switch Identification tab

a. Enter a switch name of 24 or fewer alphanumeric characters in the Name field. Each switch

should be configured with a unique name.

If the switch is installed on a public LAN, the name should reflect the switch’s Ethernet

network DNS host name. For example, if the DNS host name is hpes232.hp.com, enter

hpes232.

b. Enter a switch description (255 or fewer alphanumeric characters) in the Description field.

c. Enter the switch physical location (255 or fewer alphanumeric characters) in the Location

field.

d. Enter the name of a contact person (255 or fewer alphanumeric characters) in the Contact

field.

2. Click Activate to configure the switch identification and close the dialog box.