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Change Generic System Hostname/Name

You can change hostnames and/or names of generic systems.

Change the Hostname and/or Name of a Single Generic System

To change a hostname and/or name on one generic system using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology and select the applicable generic system.
    Network management interface showing staged changes in the physical topology tab with spine nodes, leaf nodes, servers, and EVPN groups.
    The Selection panel opens (on the right).
    Note:

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

  2. To change the generic system 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.)
    Network topology interface showing tabs for managing components, selected rack evpn_single_001, node switch3-server1 with role Generic System linked to leaf3 via xe-0/0/2, properties panel, uncommitted changes indicator, and actions like delete and build.
  3. To change the generic system 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.)
    Network topology interface showing selected node switch3-server1 with role Generic System, connected to leaf3 via xe-0/0/2. Uncommitted changes noted.

Any associated link names do not automatically update to match the changed server names and/or hostnames. You can manually change the link names to match so when you're reviewing an updated cabling map the names align.

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 Generic Systems

To change hostnames and/or names of multiple generic systems using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Nodes and click the Edit generic system names and hostnames button, above the table.
    User interface screenshot of a network management tool with tabs for Dashboard, Analytics, and Nodes under Physical. Nodes tab is selected. Nodes table shows 11 items with an edit tooltip.
    The Edit Generic Systems Names and Hostnames dialog opens.
  2. Change generic system names and/or hostnames. To efficiently change names to match the hostnames, after you've changed the hostnames click the Update the names based on the hostnames button. All names in the dialog change to match the hostnames.
    User interface for editing system names and hostnames with a table listing names and hostnames, S/N as Not assigned. Tooltip: Update names based on hostnames. Update button displayed.
  3. Click Update.
The changes are staged and you're returned to the Nodes table.

Any associated link names do not automatically update to match the changed server names and/or hostnames. You can manually change the link names to match so when you're reviewing an updated cabling map the names align.

When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.