HP Fabric OS 7.1.0, Administrator'S Manual

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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 supported by Fabric OS v7.0.0 allow 31 characters. Chassis names must begin
with an alphabetic character and can include alphabetic and numeric characters, and the
underscore ( _ ).
Customizing chassis names
Use the following procedure to customize the chassis name:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the chassisName command.
ecp:admin> chassisname newname
3. Record the new chassis name for future reference.
Fabric name
You can assign a alphanumeric name to identify and manage a logical fabric that formerly could
only be identified by a fabric ID. The fabric name does not replace the fabric ID or its usage.
The fabric continues to have a fabric ID, in addition to the assigned alphanumeric fabric name.
The following considerations apply to fabric naming:
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Each name must be unique for each logical switch within a chassis; duplicate fabric names are
not allowed.
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A fabric name can be from 1 through 128 alphanumeric characters.
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All switches in a logical fabric must be running Fabric OS v7.1.0. Switches running earlier
versions of the firmware can co-exist in the fabric, but do not show the fabric name details.
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You must have admin permissions to configure the fabric name.
Configuring the fabric name
To set and display the fabric name, use the fabricName command as shown here:
switch:user> fabricname --set myfabric@1
Using the fabricName -- set command without a fabric name takes the existing fabric name and
synchronizes it across the entire fabric. An error message displays if no name is configured.
To set a fabric name that includes spaces, enclose the fabric name in quotes, as shown here:
switch:user> fabricname --set "my new fabric"
To set a fabric name that includes bash special meta-characters or spaces, use the command
fabricName as shown in the following example:
switch:user> fabricname --set 'red fabric $$'
To clear the fabric name, use the fabricName
--
clear command.