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Installing and Configuring the Edge Switch 2/24
67 Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Guide
To configure the switch identification:
1. At the Configure window, click the Switch tab. The Switch page displays
with Identification tab selected, as shown in Figure 17 .
Figure 17: Switch page—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 hpes224.hp.com, then enter
hpes224
.
b. Enter a switch description of 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 save the information. The message “
Your changes to
the identification configuration have been
successfully activated
” displays.
Configure Switch Operating Parameters
Use the procedures in this section to set parameters on the switch for fabric
operation through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box. These operating
parameters are stored in NVRAM on the switch.