Configuring system identification

Configure system identification to specify the system name, contact person, and location of the switch.

Procedure

  1. Log on as rwa.
  2. Enter Global Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

  3. Change the system name:

    sys name WORD<0–255>

  4. Configure the system contact:

    snmp-server contact WORD<0–255>

  5. Configure the system location:

    snmp-server location WORD<0–255>

Example

Change the system name, configure the system contact, and configure the system location:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#sys name Floor3Lab2
Floor3Lab2:1(config)#snmp-server contact http://companyname.com
Floor3Lab2:1(config)#snmp-server location "12 Street, City, State, Zip"

Variable Definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the system-level commands.

Variable

Value

contact WORD<0–255>

Identifies the contact person who manages the node. To include blank spaces in the contact, use quotation marks (") around the text.

location WORD<0–255>

Identifies the physical location of the node. To include blank spaces in the location, use quotation marks (") around the text.

name WORD<0–255>

Configures the system or root level prompt name for the switch. WORD<0–255> is an ASCII string from 1–255 characters (for example, LabSC7 or Closet4).