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Change Leaf Hostname/Name

You can change the hostname and/or name of leaf devices.

Change the Hostname and/or Name of a Single Leaf Device

To change the hostname and/or name on one leaf device using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology and select the applicable leaf.
    Network management interface with topology view showing nodes and devices. Tabs for Dashboard, Analytics, and network states. Spine and leaf switches with connected servers. Options for physical and virtual management.
    The Selection panel opens (on the right).
    Note:

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

  2. To change the leaf 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 with leaf3 node selected, showing connections to spine1, spine2, and switch3-server1. Options for unused ports and neighbors are available. Properties panel displays details for leaf3 including name, logical device, and interface map.
  3. To change the leaf hostname - click the Device tab in the Selection panel, click the Edit button for Hostname, change the name accordingly, then click the Save button. (Notice you can change other various parameter values from the Device tab.)
    Network topology interface displaying node leaf3 connected to spine1 via xe-0/0/0, spine2 via xe-0/0/1, and switch3-server1 via xe-0/0/2. Node details show leaf3 in rack evpn_single_001, role Leaf, group evpn-single, deploy mode, serial number 52540064DDFF, management IP 10.29.64.15, OS Junos 21.4R3.15, hostname leaf3. Options available for neighbors, links, and interfaces.

If you changed leaf names in a leaf pair, the leaf pair name does not change. You can manually change the leaf pair name to correspond with the new leaf names. This is especially useful when assigning leaf pairs when you create virtual networks.

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 Leaf Devices

To change the hostnames and/or names on multiple leaf devices using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Nodes and click the Edit Node Names button, above the table.
    Network management interface showing tabs Dashboard, Analytics, Staged highlighted, Uncommitted, and Active. Physical section selected with Nodes tab open. Toolbar includes Edit node names. Filter set to Uncommitted Changes with yellow indicator. Pagination shows 11 items.
    The Batch rename nodes dialog opens.
  2. Change leaf hostnames and/or names, as applicable. If you're changing leaf names in a leaf pair, the leaf pair name doesn't change automatically. You can change the leaf pair name to correspond with the new leaf names from this same dialog. To efficiently change the names to match the hostnames, after you've changed the hostnames click Copy hostnames to names. All names in the dialog change to match the hostnames.
    User interface for batch renaming nodes in a network tool with fields for hostnames and names. Includes spine nodes, racks with leaf nodes, and buttons for copying hostnames and submitting changes.
  3. Click Submit.
The changes are staged and you're returned to the Nodes table.

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