Information
Device details and identifying information.
Properties
Name
A name used to identify the device.
The system name is used to generate the network hostname. Leave this field blank to have the hostname set to the serial number.
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Hostname | A hostname containing letters, digits, and hyphens (-). The hostname must start and end with a letter or digit. |
- Data type: string
- Configuration
- Optional
CLI: (cli)> config system info name
Hostname
The device's network hostname.
This hostname is used to identify this device in network services including DNS, mDNS, LLDP, and DHCP client requests. The hostname is set to the system name if available, otherwise the serial number is used.
- Data type: string
- Status
CLI: (cli)> show system info hostname
MAC address identifier
The MAC address of the device's primary ethernet interface.
The MAC address can be found on the manufacturing label on the device.
- Data type: string
- Status
CLI: (cli)> show system info mac
Serial number
A serial number used to identify the device.
The serial number can be found on the manufacturing label on the device.
- Data type: string
- Status
CLI: (cli)> show system info serial
Device location
A description of the device's location.
The device location is advertised by services such as SNMP.
- Data type: string
- Configuration
- Optional
CLI: (cli)> config system info location
System management contact
Contact information for the team managing this device.
The contact information is advertised by services usch as SNMP.
- Data type: string
- Configuration
- Optional
CLI: (cli)> config system info contact