sysname (System view)

Format

sysname host-name

undo sysname

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
host-name	Specifies a host name.	The value is a string of 1 to 246 case-sensitive characters, with spaces supported. When configuring a system name, do not use the following special characters: \ " , ! @ [ ] ' If these characters are used, the save-as function and NE explorer of an NMS are opened slowly after the name is synchronized to the NMS.

Parameter

Description

Value

host-name

Specifies a host name.

The value is a string of 1 to 246 case-sensitive characters, with spaces supported.

When configuring a system name, do not use the following special characters: \ " , ! @ [ ] ' If these characters are used, the save-as function and NE explorer of an NMS are opened slowly after the name is synchronized to the NMS.

Views

System view

Default Level

3: Management level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
cli	write

Usage Guidelines

You can change the displayed host name. After the configuration, the host name is updated.

Example

# Set the host name of the device to DeviceA.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] sysname DeviceA
[*HUAWEI] commit
[~DeviceA]