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The main boot app is:     flash:/soft-version2.bin 
The backup boot app is:   flash:/ 
 Slot 3 
The current boot app is:  flash:/soft-version2.bin 
The main boot app is:     flash:/soft-version2.bin 
The backup boot app is:   flash:/
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Managing the device 
Device management includes monitoring the operating status of devices and configuring their running 
parameters. 
The configuration tasks in this document are order independent. You can perform these tasks in any 
order. 
Configuring the device name 
A device name identifies a device in a network an d works as the user view prompt at the CLI. For 
example, if the device name is  Sysname, the user view prompt is . 
To configure the device name: 
 
Step Command Remarks 
1.   Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
2.  Configure the device name.  
sysname  sysname   Optional. 
The default device name is 
HP. 
 
Changing the system time 
You must synchronize your device with a trusted time source by using NTP or changing the system time 
before you run it on the network. Network management depends on an accurate system time setting, 
because the timestamps of system mess ages and logs use the system time.  
In a small-sized network, you can manually set the system time of each device.  
Configuration guidelines 
You can change the system time by configuring the relative time, time zone, and daylight saving time. The 
configuration result depends on their configuration order (see  Tabl e 20)
. In the first column of this table, 
1 represents the  clock datetime command, 2 represents the  clock timezone command, and 3 represents 
the  clock summer-time  c ommand. To  veri f y the  system ti me  set ti ng, use  the   display clock command. This 
table assumes that the original system time is 2005/1/1 1:00:00.  
Table 20  System time configuration results 
Command   Effective s
ystem time Configuration example System time 
1  date-time clock datetime 1:00 
2007/1/1 01:00:00 UTC Mon 
01/01/2007. 
2  Original system time 
± zone-offset 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 02:00:00 zone-time Sat 
01/01/2005. 
1, 2  date-time ± zone-offset 
clock datetime 2:00 
2007/2/2 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1  
03:00:00 zone-time Fri 
02/02/2007.
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Command  Effective system time Configuration example System time 
2, 1  date-time 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 
clock datetime 3:00 
2007/3/3 
03:00:00 zone-time Sat 
03/03/2007. 
3  The original system time 
outside the daylight 
saving time range:  
The system time does not 
change until it falls into 
the daylight saving time 
range. 
 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2006/1/1 1:00 
2006/8/8 2 01:00:00 UTC Sat 
01/01/2005. 
The original system time 
in the daylight saving time 
range:  
The system time increases 
by summer-offset .  
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 00:30 
2005/1/1 1:00 
2005/8/8 2 
03:00:00 ss Sat 
01/01/2005. 
NOTE: 
If the original system time 
plus  summer-offset  is 
beyond the daylight saving 
time range, the original 
system time does not 
change. After you disable 
the daylight saving setting, 
the system time 
automatically decreases by 
summer-offset . 
1, 3  date-time
 outside the 
daylight saving time 
range:   
date-time  
clock datetime 1:00 
2007/1/1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2006/1/1 1:00 
2006/8/8 2 
01:00:00 UTC Mon 
01/01/2007. 
date-time in the daylight 
saving time range:  
date-time  + summer-offset
 
clock datetime 8:00 
2007/1/1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2007/1/1 1:00 
2007/8/8 2 
10:00:00 ss Mon 
01/01/2007. 
NOTE: 
If the date-time  plus 
summer-offset  is outside the 
daylight saving time range, 
the system time equals 
date-time . After you disable 
the daylight saving setting, 
the system time 
automatically decreases by 
summer-offset . 
3, 1 
(date-time outside the 
daylight saving time 
range)  date-time
 clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2007/1/1 1:00 
2007/8/8 2 
clock datetime 1:00 
2008/1/1 
01:00:00 UTC Tue 
01/01/2008.
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Command  Effective system time Configuration example System time 
3, 1 
(date-time in the 
daylight saving time 
range)  date-time
 – summer-offset  
outside the daylight 
saving time range:  
date-time  – summer-offset 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2007/1/1 1:00 
2007/8/8 2 
clock datetime 1:30 
2007/1/1 
23:30:00 UTC Sun 
12/31/2006. 
date-time  – summer-offset  
in the daylight saving time 
range:  
date-time clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2007/1/1 1:00 
2007/8/8 2 
clock datetime 3:00 
2007/1/1 
03:00:00 ss Mon 
01/01/2007. 
2, 3 or 3, 2  Original system clock ± 
zone-offset outside the 
daylight saving time 
range:  
Original system clock ± 
zone-offset
 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1  
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2007/1/1 1:00 
2007/8/8 2 
02:00:00 zone-time Sat 
01/01/2005. 
Original system clock ± 
zone-offset outside the 
daylight saving time 
range:  
Original system clock ± 
zone-offset + 
summer-offset 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2005/1/1 1:00 
2005/8/8 2 
System clock configured: 
04:00:00 ss Sat 
01/01/2005. 
1, 2 , 3 or 1, 3, 2  date-time 
± zone-offset  
outside the daylight 
saving time range: 
date-time  ± zone-offset  
clock datetime 1:00 
2007/1/1 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2008/1/1 1:00 
2008/8/8 2 
02:00:00 zone-time Mon 
01/01/2007. 
date-time ± zone-offset  
outside the daylight 
saving time range: 
date-time  ± zone-offset  + 
summer-offset  
clock datetime 1:00 
2007/1/1 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1  
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2007/1/1 1:00 
2007/8/8 2 
04:00:00 ss Mon 
01/01/2007. 
2, 3, 1 or 3, 2, 1  date-time
 outside the 
daylight saving time 
range:  
date-time  
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2008/1/1 1:00 
2008/8/8 2 
clock datetime 1:00 
2007/1/1 
01:00:00 zone-time Mon 
01/01/2007.
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Command  Effective system time Configuration example System time 
date-time in the daylight 
saving time range, but 
date-time – summer-offset 
outside the summer-time 
range:  
date-time – summer-offset
 
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2008/1/1 1:00 
2008/8/8 2 
clock datetime 1:30 
2008/1/1 
23:30:00 zone-time Mon 
12/31/2007. 
Both date-time  and 
date-time – summer-offset 
in the daylight saving time 
range:  
date-time  
clock timezone 
zone-time add 1 
clock summer-time ss 
one-off 1:00 
2008/1/1 1:00 
2008/8/8 2 
clock datetime 3:00 
2008/1/1 
03:00:00 ss Tue 
01/01/2008. 
 
Configuration procedure 
To change the system time:  
Step Command Remarks 
1.  Set the system time and date.  
clock datetime  time date   Optional. 
Available in user view. 
2.
  Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
3.  Set the time zone.  clock timezone
 zone-name { add | 
minus  } zone-offset  Optional. 
Universal time coordinated (UTC) 
time zone by default. 
4.
  Set a daylight saving time 
scheme.  
• Set a non-recurring scheme:  
clock summer-time  zone -name 
one-off  start-time start-date 
end-time end-date add-time 
•  Set a recurring scheme:  
clock summer-time  zone -name 
repeating  start-time start-date 
end-time end-date add-time  Optional. 
Use either command. 
By default, daylight saving time is 
disabled, and the UTC time zone 
applies. 
 
Enabling displaying the copyright statement 
The device by default displays the copyright statemen
t when a Telnet or SSH user logs in, or when a 
console user quits user view. You can disable or enable the function as needed. The following is a sample 
copyright statement: 
************************************************************************\
****** 
* Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.   \
       * 
* Without the owners prior written consent,                            \
     * 
* no decompiling or reverse-engineering shall be allowed.               \
     * 
************************************************************************\
******
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To enable displaying the copyright statement:  
Step Command Remarks 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
2.  Enable displaying the 
copyright statement.  copyright-info
 enable   Optional 
Enabled by default. 
 
Changing the brand name 
An IRF fabric using HP, H3C, and 3Com member switches together might cause network management 
problems. For example, if an IRF fabric uses an HP 
swi t c h  a s  t h e  m a s t e r  m e m b e r  swi t c h  a n d  u s e s  a n  H 3 C  
s w i t c h  a s  a  s u b o r d i n a t e  m e m b e r  s w i t c h ,  t h e  n e t w o r k  m a n a g e m e n t  s o f t w a r e  i d e n t i f i e s  t h e  s w i t c h  a s  a n  H P  
IRF fabric. Then, if the IRF fabric is rebooted and the H3C switch is elected as the master, the network 
management software identifies the IRF fabric as a new IRF fabric. To avoid this problem, perform this 
task to change the brand names of all member switches to the same. 
Table 21 lists the model matrix for HP, H3C, and  3C
 om switches. You can change brand names among 
them, except the models marked N/A. Before you change the brand name, you must get clear of the 
matrix for proper operation of the switches.  
Table 21  Brand matrix 
HP switch model
 H3C switch model 3COM switch model 
HP 5500-24G EI Switch with 2 
Interface Slots  S5500-28C-EI Switch 
4800G 24-Port 
HP 5500-48G EI Switch with 2 
Interface Slots  S5500-52C-EI Switch 
4800G 48-Port 
H P  5 5 0 0 - 2 4 G - S F P  E I  S w i t c h  w i t h  2  
Interface Slots  S5500-28F-EI 
Switch 4800G 24-Port SFP 
HP 5500-24G-PoE+ EI Switch with 
2 Interface Slots S5500-28C-PWR-EI 
Switch 4800G PWR 24-Port 
HP 5500-48G-PoE+ EI Switch with 
2 Interface Slots S5500-52C-PWR-EI 
Switch 4800G PWR 48-Port 
HP 5500-24G SI Switch with 2 
Interface Slots S5500-28C-SI N/A 
HP 5500-48G SI Switch with 2 
Interface Slots S5500-52C-SI N/A 
HP 5500-24G-PoE+ SI Switch with 
2 Interface Slots S5500-28C-PWR-SI N/A 
HP 5500-48G-PoE+ SI Switch with 
2 Interface Slots 
S5500-52C-PWR-SI N/A 
 
Configuration preparation 
Before you change the brand name for an HP, H3C, or 3Com switch, prepare the proper Boot ROM and 
system software image file according to the model matrix as listed in 
Table 21. The following describes
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the procedure for changing the brand name of an H3C or 3Com switch to HP. The procedure is the same 
for changing the brand names among HP, H3C, and 3Com switches.  
1. Load the proper HP Boot ROM to the flash memory of the H3C or 3Com switch and use the HP 
Boot ROM to upgrade the Boot ROM of the switch.  
2. Load the proper HP system software image file to the flash memory of the H3C or 3Com switch, 
specify the file as the main system software image file, and reboot the switch.  
3. Execute the  brand command and reboot the switch.   
 NOTE: 
For HP 5500 EI and HP 5500SI use the  bootrom update command to upgrade the Boot ROM. 
 
Configuration guidelines 
•  After you change the brand name of a 3Com switch to HP or H3C, the default baudrate of the 
console port changes from 19200 to 9600. 
•   T h e  p o r t  n u m b e r i n g  r u l e  f o r  3 C o m  s w i t c h e s  i s  d i f f e r e n t  f r o m  t h a t  f o r  H P  a n d  H 3 C  s w i t c h e s .  A f t e r  y o u  
change the brand name for a 3Com switch, the port numbers become inconsistent with the 
silkscreen marks. Configure the port (if necessary) according to the numbering rules for the models 
in the model matrix in  Tabl e  21. 
•   T

he default settings for some features on 3Com switches are different from those on HP and H3C 
switches. After you change the brand name for a switch, the default settings for those features 
become the default settings of the target brand.  
Configuration procedure 
You can use the display brand  command to display the brand names of the member switches. If any 
consistent brand names exist in the IRF fabric, change them to the same.  
To change brand name for a member switch: 
 
Step Command 
1.   Change the brand name for a 
member switch.   brand
 { hp  | h3c | 3com  } [ slot slot-number  ] 
2.  Reboot the member switch.  reboot slot slot-number  
 
After you change the brand name for a member switch, the switch can use the later software versions for 
the new brand. 
 
 NOTE: 
The default settings vary with different brands. Changing the brand name might affect the running 
configuration. After you change the brand name of  a member switch, verify the configuration and 
re-configure the switch if necessary.  
 
Configuring banners 
Banners are messages that the system displays during user login.
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The system supports the following banners: 
•  Legal banner —Appears after the copyright or license statem ent. To continue login, the user must 
enter  Y or press  Enter. To quit the process, the user must enter N . Y and N are case-insensitive. 
•   Message of the Day (MOTD) banner —Appears after the legal banner and before the login banner. 
•   Login  banner—Appears only when password or scheme authentication has been configured. 
•   Incoming  banner —Appears for Modem users.  
•   Shell  banner —Appears for non-Modem users.  
Banner message input modes 
You can configure a banner in one of the following ways:  
•  Single-line input 
Input the entire banner in the same line as th e command. The start and end delimiters for the 
banner must be the same but can be any visible  character. The input text, including the command 
keywords and the delimiters cannot exceed  510 characters. In this mode, do not press Enter 
before you input the end delimiter. For example,  you can configure the shell banner “Have a nice 
day.” as follows: 
 system-view 
[System] header shell %Have a nice day.% 
•   Multiple-line input 
Input message text in multiple lines. In th is approach, the message text can be up to 2000 
characters. Use one of the following meth ods to implement multi-line input mode: 
{ Method 1 —Press Enter after the last command keyword. At the system prompt, enter the 
banner message and end with the delimiter char acter %. For example, you can configure the 
banner “Have a nice day. Please in put the password.” as follows:  
 system-view 
[System] header shell 
Please input banner content, and quit with the character %. ――System prompt 
Have a nice day. 
Please input the password.% 
{  Method 2 — A f t e r  yo u  t yp e  t h e  l a s t  c o m m a n d  key wo rd,   type any character as the start delimiter 
for the banner message and press  Enter. At the system prompt, type the banner message and 
end the last line with a delimiter that is the sa me as the start delimiter. For example, you can 
configure the banner “Have a nice day. Pl ease input the password.” as follows: 
 system-view 
[System] header shell A 
Please input banner content, and quit with the character A. ――System prompt 
Have a nice day. 
Please input the password.A 
{  Method 3 —After you type the last keyword, type the start delimiter and part of the banner 
message and press  Enter. At the system prompt, enter the rest of the banner and end the last 
line with a delimiter that is th e same as the start delimiter. In this approach, you can use any 
character as the start and end delimiters but must make sure that it is not the same as the end 
character of the message text in the first line. For example, you can configure the banner “Have 
a nice day. Please input the password.” as follows: 
 system-view 
[System] header shell AHave a nice day.
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Please input banner content, and quit with the character A. ――System prompt 
Please input the password.A 
Configuration procedure 
To configure a banner:  
Step Command Remarks 
1.   Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
2.  Configure the incoming 
banner.  header incoming
 text  Optional 
3.  Configure the login banner.  header login text Optional 
4.  Configure the legal banner. 
header legal text Optional 
5.  Configure the shell banner. 
header shell text Optional 
6.  Configure the MOTD banner.  header motd text Optional 
 
Configuring the exception handling method 
You can configure the device to handle system  exceptions in one of the following methods: 
•   reboot —The device automatically reboots to recover from the error condition. 
•   maintain—The device stays in the error condition so you can collect complete data, including error 
messages, for diagnosis. In this approach , you must manually reboot the device.  
To configure the exception handling method: 
 
Step Command Remarks 
1.   Enter system view.  system-view  N/A 
2.  Configure the exception 
handling method.  system-failure 
{ maintain  | reboot  } 
Optional. 
By default, the system reboots 
when an exception occurs.  
 
 NOTE: 
In an IRF fabric, the exception handling method appl ies to all member switches, but the member switches
handle system exceptions independen tly without affecting one another.  
 
Rebooting the device
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 CAUTION: 
•
  A reboot can interrupt network services. 
•   To avoid data loss, use the  save command to save the current configuration before a reboot.  
•   Use the display startup  and display boot-loader  commands to verify that you have correctly set the 
startup configuration file and the main system software image file. If the main system software image file
has been corrupted or does not exist, the device cannot reboot. You must re-specify a main system 
software image file, or power off the device and then power it on so the system can reboot with the 
backup system software image file. 
 
You can reboot the device in one of the following ways to recover from an error condition: 
•   Reboot the device immediately at the CLI. 
•   At the CLI, schedule a reboot to occur at  a specific time and date or after a delay.  
•   Power off and then power on the device. This me thod might cause data loss and hardware damage, 
and is the least preferred method.  
•   Reboot at the CLI enables easy remote device maintenance. 
Rebooting devices immediately at the CLI 
To reboot a device, perform the following task in user view:  
Task Command Remarks 
Reboot a switch or all IRF member 
switches immediately.  reboot 
[ slot slot-number ]  If you do not specify any IRF 
member ID for the 
slot-number 
argument, all IRF member switches 
reboot. 
 
Scheduling a device reboot 
The switch supports only one device reboot schedule. If you configure the  schedule reboot delay 
command multiple times, the last configuration takes effect.  
The  schedule reboot at  command and the  schedule reboot delay  command overwrite each other, and 
whichever is configured last takes effect. 
For data security, if you are performing file operatio ns at the reboot time, the system does not reboot. 
To schedule a device reboot, perform the following task in user view: 
 
Task Command Remarks 
Schedule a reboot. 
•  Schedule a reboot to occur at a 
specific time and date: 
schedule reboot at  hh:mm 
[ date  ] 
• Schedule a reboot to occur 
after a delay: 
schedule reboot delay  { hh:mm 
|  mm }  Use either command. 
The scheduled reboot function is 
disabled by default. 
Changing any clock setting can 
cancel the reboot schedule.
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