2.5.2 - Force10 Networks

Setting the Host Name Prompt
If you have more than one individually managed S-Series switch, you can differentiate them by creating a
unique CLI host name prompt for each switch. Use the hostname command, in Global Config mode, to
edit the prompt, as shown in Figure 43:
Force10 (Config)#hostname Force10_S50
Force10_S50 (Config)#
Figure 43 Setting the Host Name
The host name is case-sensitive and can be up to 64 characters in length.
Restoring the Configuration to Factory Defaults
Note: If you reset the switch to factory defaults while you access the switch by Telnet
connection, you lose connectivity to the switch.
Restoring S-Series switches to the factory default settings is useful when:
• You upgrade from the Layer 2 Package (switching) to the Layer 3 Package (routing)
• You lose the system passwords.
• You want to remove an undesirable configuration.
• The configuration has become very complex.
• You want to move a switch from one network to another.
Note: When upgrading from SFTOS version 2.2.x to 2.3.x, you do not need to be concerned
about manually reconfiguring the switch to use the new SFTOS version 2.3.x commands,
because the upgrade process includes an automatic mapping of 2.2.x settings to 2.3.x
expressions of those settings.
Before you reset the switch to factory defaults, consider backing up your configuration, which you can do
through one of these means:
• Back up your configuration on a TFTP server.
• Copy your configuration to a text file.
• Copy the configuration locally on the flash memory device.
To reset an S-Series switch to factory defaults, you need access to the switch console through either a
physical console or a Telnet connection.
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