Changing the name of a Brocade switch
When managing large diverse SAN fabrics, it is extremely important to assign a unique and descriptive name to each switch. This descriptive name provides an easy way to determine the purpose of a switch, and is also helpful when debugging problems. To change the name assigned to a Brocade switch, you can use the switchname command:
Switch:admin> switchname
Switch
Switch:admin> switchname “Fabric1Switch1″
Updating flash …
Fabric1Switch1:admin> switchname
Fabric1Switch1
Switch names should be chosen wisely, especially when dealing with large core/edge fabric topologies.
Maniac on May 18th, 2009
Don’t forget !
A switchname can contains letters (case sensitive), numbers and the underscore character.
Don’t use the – ! :D