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Change Generic System Hostname/Name

You can change hostnames and/or names of generic systems.

Change the Hostname and/or Name of a Single Generic System

To change a hostname and/or name on one generic system using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology and select the applicable generic system.
    The Selection panel opens (on the right).
    Note:

    You can also get to the Selection panel by clicking the name of the generic system in the Nodes table (Staged > Physical > Nodes).

  2. To change the generic system name - From the Properties tab in the Selection panel, click the Edit button for Name, change the name accordingly, then click the Save button. (Notice you can change other various parameter values from the Properties tab.)
  3. To change the generic system hostname - click the Device tab in the Selection panel, click the Edit button for Hostname, change the hostname accordingly, then click the Save button. (Notice you can change other various parameter values from the Device tab.)

Any associated link names do not automatically update to match the changed server names and/or hostnames. You can manually change the link names to match so when you're reviewing an updated cabling map the names align.

When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.

Change Hostnames and/or Names of Multiple Generic Systems

To change hostnames and/or names of multiple generic systems using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Nodes and click the Edit generic system names and hostnames button, above the table.
    The Edit Generic Systems Names and Hostnames dialog opens.
  2. Change generic system names and/or hostnames. To efficiently change names to match the hostnames, after you've changed the hostnames click the Update the names based on the hostnames button. All names in the dialog change to match the hostnames.
  3. Click Update.
The changes are staged and you're returned to the Nodes table.

Any associated link names do not automatically update to match the changed server names and/or hostnames. You can manually change the link names to match so when you're reviewing an updated cabling map the names align.

When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.