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Change Spine Hostname/Name

You can change hostnames and/or names of spines.

Change the Hostname and/or Name of a Single Spine

To change the hostname and/or name of a spine using the GUI:
  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology and select the applicable spine.
    The Selection panel opens (on the right).
    Note:

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

  2. To change the spine 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 spine 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.)
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 Spines

To change the hostname and/or name of one or more spines using the GUI:
  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Nodes and click the Edit Node Names button, above the table.
    The Batch rename nodes dialog opens.
  2. Change spine hostnames and/or names. (Notice that you can change other various hostnames and names from this dialog as well.) To efficiently change names to match the hostnames, click Copy hostnames to names after you've changed the hostnames. All names in the dialog change to match the hostnames.
  3. Click Submit.
The changes are staged and you're returned to the Nodes table.
When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.