System Management : Configuring the hostname
 
Configuring the hostname
You can configure a hostname to facilitate system management. If you use SNMP, for example, the SNMP system name is derived from the configured hostname.
Before you begin:
• You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To configure the hostname:
1. Go to System > Status > Dashboard.
2. Find the Host Name in the System Information portlet and click Change.
3. Complete the configuration as described in Table 80.
4. Save the configuration.
 
Table 80: Hostname configuration
Settings
Guidelines
New Name
The hostname can be up to 35 characters in length. It can include US-ASCII letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores, but not spaces and special characters.
The System Information widget and the get system status CLI command display the full hostname. If the hostname is longer than 16 characters, the name is truncated and ends with a tilde ( ~ ) to indicate that additional characters exist, but are not displayed.
 
 
CLI commands:
config system global
set hostname <name>
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