System Management
Basic System Configuration Guide 349
location
Syntax location location
no location
Context config>system
Description This command creates a text string that identifies the system location for the device.
Only one location can be configured. If multiple locations are configured, the last one entered
overwrites the previous entry.
The no form of the command reverts to the default value.
Default none — No system location is configured.
Parameters location — Enter the location as a character string. The string may be up to 80 characters long.
Any printable, seven-bit ASCII characters can be used within the string. If the string contains
special characters (#, $, spaces, etc.), the entire string must be enclosed within double quotes.
name
Syntax name system-name
no name
Context config>system
Description This command creates a system name string for the device.
For example, system-name parameter ALA-1 for the name command configures the device name as
ALA-1.
ABC>config>system# name "ALA-1"
ALA-1>config>system#
Only one system name can be configured. If multiple system names are configured, the last one
encountered overwrites the previous entry.
The no form of the command reverts to the default value.
Default The default system name is set to the chassis serial number which is read from the backplane
EEPROM.
Parameters system-name — Enter the system name as a character string. The string may be up to 32 characters
long. Any printable, seven-bit ASCII characters can be used within the string. If the string
contains special characters (#, $, spaces, etc.), the entire string must be enclosed within
double quotes.