hostname

Description

Use the hostname command to set host name for the appliance.

Use the no form of this command to remove the host name from the appliance.

Syntax

hostname <hostname>

no hostname

Arguments

<hostname>

Designates the host name for the appliance, not including the domain name.

Defaults

None.

Command Mode

Global Configuration Mode

See Also

See “show hosts”.

Usage Guidelines

Hostnames may contain letters, numbers, periods ('.'), and hyphens ('-'), but may not begin with a hyphen. Hostnames may not contain spaces.

The hostname is limited to 24 characters.

When you remove the hostname, the system reverts to the identifier assigned before shipping. For example, silverpeak-2f8598.

Examples

To rename the appliance to Chicago:

(config) # hostname Chicago

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