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Managing General System Settings 279

Managing General System Settings

This chapter describes how to set system information, such as the hostname,

and time settings, and how to select the Switch Database Management

(SDM) template to use on the switch.

For the N2000 and N3000 series switches, this chapter also describes how to

configure the Power over Ethernet (PoE) settings.

For the N3000 series switches, this chapter also describes how to view back-

panel expansion slot information.

The topics covered in this chapter include:

• System Settings Overview

• Default General System Information

• Configuring General System Settings (Web)

• Configuring System Settings (CLI)

• General System Settings Configuration Examples

System Settings Overview

The system settings include the information described in Table 12-1. This

information helps identify the switch.

Table 12-1. System Information

Feature Description

System Name The switch name (host name). If you change the system name,

the CLI prompt changes from console to the system name.

System contact Identifies the person to contact for information regarding the

switch.

System location Identifies the physical location of the switch.

Asset tag Uniquely identifies the switch. Some organizations use asset tags

to identify, control, and track each piece of equipment.

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