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Change Leaf Pair Name

You can change the names of leaf pairs.

Change Leaf Pair Name of a Single Pair

To change the leaf pair name of a single leaf pair using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Nodes and select the name of the applicable leaf pair (not the check box).
    User interface of a network management tool showing tabs like Dashboard, Analytics, and Active, a navigation menu for managing physical and virtual components, and a Nodes section with details such as name, role, device profile, and deployment status. Filters and actions allow editing or deploying nodes, with yellow markers highlighting uncommitted changes.
    The Selection panel opens (on the right).
    Note:

    You can also get to the Selection panel from the Topology view (Staged > Physical > Topology) by selecting the leaf pair from the Selected Node drop-down list.

  2. From the Properties tab in the Selection panel, click the Edit button for Name, change the name accordingly, then click the Save button.
    Network topology configuration interface with tabs for Topology, Nodes, Links, Interfaces, Racks, and Pods. Selected node is evpn_esi_001_leaf_pair1, role Leaf Pair. Uncommitted changes are indicated.
The name change is staged.
When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.

Change Leaf Pair Names of Multiple Pairs

To change the leaf pair names of multiple leaf pairs 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 like Dashboard, Analytics, and Staged with a notification badge 1. Physical section and Nodes subsection are selected. Options include managing nodes, editing node names, and filtering. Uncommitted changes are indicated with a yellow marker.
    The Batch rename nodes dialog opens.
  2. Change leaf pair names, as applicable. (Notice that you can change other various hostnames and names from this dialog as well.)
    Batch renaming interface for network nodes with fields to edit hostnames and names for spines and racks. Includes Copy hostnames to names and Submit buttons.
  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.