Procedure 5-4.1: System description, configuration and display

- Overview

Use this procedure to configure system name, location, contact information, and to display various system data. See System description parameters.

Step
 
1

Login to the VLNC4x/VLNC6x.

2

From the Navigation menu, select System → Configuration → System Description.

Result:

The System Description window displays the current system description.

3

Enter system name, location and contact as required.

  • System Name - Alphanumeric string 1-31 characters in length.

  • System Location - Alphanumeric string 1-31 characters in length.

  • System Contact - Alphanumeric string 1-31 characters in length.

Equivalent CLI commands:

  • From the Privileged EXEC Mode, enter show sysinfo to display system information.

  • From the Global Config Mode, enter snmp-server {sysname <name> | location <loc> | contact <con>} to configure system name, location, and contact

4

Click Submit at the bottom of the screen to execute the commands.

End of steps

System description parameters

Parameter

Description

CLI command

System Description

Identifies the switch product name. The format of this field is the following: Alcatel-Lucent 1850TSS-5 <shelf> <appcode> <series> <sw ver> where:

  • shelf = {IS-RM | HC-RM1} for ShelfID bits = {0101 | 0011} respectively.

    In addition it could be {HC-RM10 | HC-RM2 | HC-RM3} on VLIU10, VLIU2, VLIU3 respectively.

  • appcode = {VLNC40 | VLNC42 | VLNC42B | VLNC60 | VLNC61 | VLNC62 | VLNC64}, either compiled-in or read from inventory EEPROM.

  • series = read from inventory EEPROM.

  • sw-ver = compiled-in, of the form ##.##.##.##.

show sysinfo

System Name

The name used to identify the switch. The factory default is blank.

snmp-server sysname <name>

System Location

The text used to identify the location of the switch. The factory default is blank.

snmp-server location <loc>

System Contact

The text used to identify a contact person for this switch. The factory default is blank.

snmp-server contact <con>

NetworkPort IP Address(in-band)

The IP address of the network ports for in-band access.

show sysinfo

ServicePort IP Address(out-of-band)

The IP address for the service port (Management LAN port [MGMT LAN]) on the switch faceplate.

show sysinfo

System Object ID

The base object ID for the switch’s enterprise MIB

show sysinfo

System Up Time

The time in days, hours and minutes since the last switch reboot.

show sysinfo

Current SNTP Synchronized Time

Month, day, hour:min:sec, year in UTC, if synchronized, otherwise “Not Synchronized.”

show sysinfo

Current System Time

Month, day, hour:min:sec, year in UTC. If synchronized, the same as Current SNTP Synchronized Time.

show sysinfo

MIBs Supported

A list of MIBs supported by this agent.

show sysinfo

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