Configure System Parameters

About this task

Configure individual system-level switch parameters to configure global options for the switch.

Procedure

  1. Enter Global Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

  2. Change the system name:

    sys name WORD<0–255>

  3. Enable support for Jumbo frames:

    sys mtu <1522-9600>

  4. Enable the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) checksum calculation:

    udp checksum

Example

Switch:1> enable

Switch:1# configure terminal

Configure the system, or root level, prompt name for the switch:

Switch:1(config)# sys name Floor3Lab2

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the sys command.

Variable

Value

control tcp-timestamp

Enables or disables TCP Timestamp.

force-msg

Adds forced message control pattern.

WORD<4–4> Enter force message pattern.

msg-control

Configures system message control feature.

mtu <1522-9600>

Configures Jumbo frame support for the data path. The value can be either 1522, 1950 (default), or 9600 bytes.

name WORD<0–255>

Configures the system, or root level, prompt name for the switch.

WORD<0–255> is an ASCII string from 0–255 characters (for example, LabSC7 or Closet4).

power

Enables power to specified slot(s).

security-console

Enables the security console.

software

Configures software configuration.

priv-exec-password

Enables authentication for the Privileged EXEC CLI command mode.
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