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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 22 Administering the Switch
Setting the System Contact and Location on the Switch
This example shows how to configure the system name on the switch:
Console> (enable)
set system name Catalyst 6500
System name set.
Catalyst 6500> (enable)
Setting the Static System Prompt
To set the static system prompt, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to set the static system prompt on the switch:
Console> (enable)
set prompt Catalyst6509>
Catalyst6509> (enable)
Clearing the System Name
To clear the system name, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to clear the system name:
Console> (enable)
set system name
System name cleared.
Console> (enable)
Setting the System Contact and Location on the Switch
You can set the system contact and location to help you with resource management tasks.
To set the system contact and location, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Command
Set the static system prompt.
set prompt
prompt_string
Task
Command
Clear the system name.
set system name
Task
Command
Step 1
Set the system contact.
set system contact
[
contact_string
]
Step 2
Set the system location.
set system location
[
location_string
]
Step 3
Verify the global system information.
show system