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]