70 | Managementw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o mSetting the Host Name PromptIf you have more than one individually managed S-Series switch, you can differentiate them by creating aunique CLI host name prompt for each switch. Use the hostname command, in Global Config mode, toedit the prompt, as shown in Figure 4-43:Figure 4-43. Setting the Host NameThe host name is case-sensitive and can be up to 64 characters in length.Restoring the Configuration to Factory DefaultsRestoring S-Series switches to the factory default settings is useful when:• You upgrade from the Layer 2 Package (switching) to the Layer 3 Package (routing)• You lose the system passwords.• You want to remove an undesirable configuration.• The configuration has become very complex.• You want to move a switch from one network to another.Before you reset the switch to factory defaults, consider backing up your configuration, which you can dothrough one of these means:• Back up your configuration on a TFTP server.• Copy your configuration to a text file.• Copy the configuration locally on the flash memory device.To reset an S-Series switch to factory defaults, you need access to the switch console through either aphysical console or a Telnet connection.1. If you have lost your password, you must disconnect and reconnect the power cord.OrIf you have your password, execute the reload command from the Exec Privilege mode.Note: If you reset the switch to factory defaults while you access the switch by Telnetconnection, you lose connectivity to the switch.Note: When upgrading from SFTOS version 2.2.x to 2.3.x, you do not need to be concernedabout manually reconfiguring the switch to use the new SFTOS version 2.3.x commands,because the upgrade process includes an automatic mapping of 2.2.x settings to 2.3.xexpressions of those settings.Force10 (Config)#hostname Force10_S50Force10_S50 (Config)#
