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WRITENAME Command—Assigns a Name

The WRITENAME command assigns a name to a switch, or to a port on a switch. Names assigned to ports are stored in the switch itself. Names assigned to switches are stored in the SOF checkpoint data set.

This command has the following syntax:

WRitename  name  switch [port]
name

Specifies the name to be assigned to the specified switch or port.

The name may be up to 24 characters in length, and may contain spaces, digits, periods, and underscores. A name that contains spaces must be delimited by quotes.

switch

If port is specified, indicates the switch containing the port to be assigned the name.

If port is not specified, indicates the switch to be assigned the name.

port

Specifies the port on the specified switch to be assigned the name.