Administrative Information
With the Administrative Information page, you can:
Administrative information consists of the host name, IP address, and location of the
switch. If you did not assign a host name to the command switch prior to launching Cluster
Management software, it is assigned a default host name of "Switch." Any unnamed
members are assigned the name "Switch" and a number (such as Switch-1) that
indicates the order in which the device was added to the cluster. If you assigned a host
name to a cluster member prior to launching Cluster Builder, that name is retained and
displayed on the page. Previously assigned names can be changed by using this page.
To configure administrative information:
- In the Host Name field, enter a unique host name for the switch.
Note: On the command switch, the maximum length of the host name is 28
characters; on member switches, the maximum length is 31 characters. Do not use
"-N" (where N is a number) as the last characters in host names for any switch.
- In the System Contact field, enter the name of the person or the organization who is
responsible for this switch (up to 129 characters).
- In the System Location field, enter the location of the system (up to 129 characters).
- Click OK.
If you changed the host name on a switch, the new name is displayed on the switch in
Cluster Manager.
- In Cluster Manager, click Save Config to save the configuration change
to nonvolatile memory.
Note: Catalyst 1900 and 2820 switches automatically save configuration
changes to nonvolatile memory, so this step is not required. Allow approximately one
minute for changes to be saved to non-volatile memory before resetting or turning off the
switch.
The Administrative Information page automatically displays the uptime in the System
Uptime field for the selected cluster member.