Command Manual – Getting Started 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 1  
Commands Used to Log in to Switch
 
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Parameter 
text: Specifies the hostname with a character string, ranging from 1 to 30 characters. 
The default name is Quidway. 
Description 
Use the sysname command to configure the hostname of the switch. 
Use the undo sysname command to restore the default hostname. 
Changing the hostname of the switch will affect the prompt of command line interface. 
For example, if the hostname of the switch is Quidway, the prompt in user view will be 
<Quidway>. 
Example 
# Configure the hostname of switch to Switch. 
<Quidway>system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.  
[Quidway] sysname Switch 
[Switch] 
1.1.32  system-view 
Syntax 
system-view 
View 
User view 
Parameter 
None 
Description 
Use the system-view command to enter system view from user view. 
Related command: quit, return. 
Example 
# Enter system view from user view. 
<Quidway> system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.. 
[Quidway]