HP MSA 1040 CLI Reference Guide (762782-001, March 2014)

set host-name 157

set host-name

Description Changes the nickname, if any, and optionally the profile of a host entry.

This command can also be used to remove a manually created host. If the host is unmapped, it is

immediately removed; if the host is mapped, it will be removed after you unmap it.

Syntax

set host-name

host

[profile standard|hp-ux]

[

new-nickname

]

Parameters id

host

The ID or nickname of the host.

profile standard|hp-ux

Optional. Changes the profile of a host that has a nickname.

• standard: Default profile.

• hp-ux: The host uses Flat Space Addressing.

new-nickname

Optional. Changes the host’s nickname to the specified name. The name is case sensitive; cannot

include a comma, double quote, left angle bracket, or backslash; and can have a maximum of 15

bytes. A name that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes. If this parameter is omitted

for a manually created host, the host will be removed.

Example Initially set the nickname for a discovered host:

# set host-name id 257000c0ffd74c07 Host1

Success: Command completed successfully. (2011-10-12 12:17:00)

Change Host1’s nickname to MyHost and its profile to HP-UX:

# set host-name id Host1 profile hp-ux MyHost

Success: Command completed successfully. (2012-10-21 12:17:10)

Remove the nickname and profile for a discovered host:

# set host-name id MyHost

Success: Command completed successfully. (2011-10-12 12:17:22)

Remove a manually created host:

# set host-name id MyHost

Success: Command completed successfully. (2012-01-21 12:19:16)