C613-50100-01 REV C Command Reference for x930 Series 251
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.6-1.x
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND MONITORING COMMANDS
HOSTNAME
hostname
Overview This command sets the name applied to the device as shown at the prompt. The
hostname is:
• displayed in the output of the show system command
• displayed in the CLI prompt so you know which device you are configuring
• stored in the MIB object sysName
Use the no variant of this command to revert the hostname setting to its default.
For devices that are not part of an AMF network, the default is “awplus”.
Syntax
hostname <hostname>
no hostname [<hostname>]
Default awplus
Mode Global Configuration
Usage On a stack, in a network that is not running AMF, the stack master will have a host
name of “awplus” by default, and this also becomes the name of the stack.
Individual stack members (excluding the master) will have a host name that is the
stack name hyphenated with a numeric suffix. For example, “awplus-1”, “awplus-2”
and so on.
The hostname command can then be used to change the stack name and the
stack master's host name. For example, for the hostname “Lab”, the stack master’s
host name will be “Lab” and the other stack members will have host names “Lab-1”,
“Lab-2” and so on.
In case of stack master fail-over, or stack split, the new stack will use the previous
stack name as its host name and the stack name, unless you change it by executing
the hostname command on the new stack master.
Within an AMF network, any device without a user-defined hostname will
automatically be assigned a name based on its MAC address.
To efficiently manage your network using AMF, we strongly advise that you devise
a naming convention for your network devices and apply an appropriate
hostname to each device.
The name must also follow the rules for ARPANET host names. The name must start
with a letter, end with a letter or digit, and use only letters, digits, and hyphens.
Refer to RFC 1035.
Parameter Description
<hostname> Specifies the name given to a specific device. This is also referred to as
the Node name in AMF output screens.
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