HP 958-000290-000, Installation Manual

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2-24 edge switch 2/32 installation guide
Installing and Configuring the Edge Switch 2/32
• Configure switch ports.
• Configure logical port addresses.
• Configure SNMP trap message recipients.
• Configure and enable e-mail notification.
• Enable call-home notification.
Configure Switch Identification
Perform this procedure to configure the switch name, description, location, and
contact person for the HAFM application. The information displays 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 Hardware View page for the selected switch, choose Configure >
Identification. The Configure Identification dialog box displays, as shown in
Figure 2–19 .
Figure 2–19: Configure Identification dialog box
a. Type a switch name of 24 alphanumeric characters or less 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. Click Set Name as Nickname and add a check mark if you want to use the
name in the name field as the nickname for the switch’s WWN. The nickname
will display instead of the WWN in Product Manager views.