Contents

• Basic Device Management
• Information About Basic Device Management
• Device Hostname
• Message-of-the-Day Banner
• Device Clock
• Clock Manager
• Time Zone and Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• User Sessions
• Licensing Requirements for Basic Device Management
• Changing the Device Hostname
• Configuring the MOTD Banner
• Configuring the Time Zone
• Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• Manually Setting the Device Clock
• Setting the Clock Manager
• Managing Users
• Displaying Information about the User Sessions
• Sending a Message to Users
• Verifying the Device Configuration
• Default Settings for Basic Device Parameters
• Additional References for Basic Device Management
• Related Documents for Basic Device Management

Basic Device Management

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• Information About Basic Device Management
• Licensing Requirements for Basic Device Management
• Changing the Device Hostname
• Configuring the MOTD Banner
• Configuring the Time Zone
• Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• Manually Setting the Device Clock
• Setting the Clock Manager
• Managing Users
• Verifying the Device Configuration
• Default Settings for Basic Device Parameters
• Additional References for Basic Device Management

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

switch(config)# hostname Engineering1
Engineering1(config)#

Engineering1(config)# switchname Engineering2
Engineering2(config)#

Engineering2(config)# exit
Engineering2#

Engineering2# copy running-config startup-config

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

switch(config)# banner motd #Welcome to the Switch#
switch(config)# 

switch(config)# exit
switch#

switch# show banner motd

switch# copy running-config startup-config

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

switch(config)# clock timezone EST -5 0

switch(config)# exit
switch#

switch# show clock

switch# copy running-config startup-config

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

switch(config)# clock summer-time PDT 
1 Sunday March 02:00 1 Sunday 
November 02:00 60

switch(config)# exit
switch#

switch(config)# show clock detail

switch# copy running-config startup-config

switch# clock set 15:00:00 30 May 2008
Fri May 30 15:14:00 PDT 2008

switch(config)# show clock

#clock protocol ptp vdc 2

#show run clock_manager

switch# show users

switch# show users

switch# send Reloading the device is 10 minutes!

Contents

• Basic Device Management
• Information About Basic Device Management
• Device Hostname
• Message-of-the-Day Banner
• Device Clock
• Clock Manager
• Time Zone and Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• User Sessions
• Licensing Requirements for Basic Device Management
• Changing the Device Hostname
• Configuring the MOTD Banner
• Configuring the Time Zone
• Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• Manually Setting the Device Clock
• Setting the Clock Manager
• Managing Users
• Displaying Information about the User Sessions
• Sending a Message to Users
• Verifying the Device Configuration
• Default Settings for Basic Device Parameters
• Additional References for Basic Device Management
• Related Documents for Basic Device Management

Basic Device Management

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This chapter describes how to perform basic management tasks on the Cisco NX-OS device.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Information About Basic Device Management
• Licensing Requirements for Basic Device Management
• Changing the Device Hostname
• Configuring the MOTD Banner
• Configuring the Time Zone
• Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• Manually Setting the Device Clock
• Setting the Clock Manager
• Managing Users
• Verifying the Device Configuration
• Default Settings for Basic Device Parameters
• Additional References for Basic Device Management

Information About Basic Device Management

This section provides information about basic device management.

• Device Hostname
• Message-of-the-Day Banner
• Device Clock
• Clock Manager
• Time Zone and Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
• User Sessions

Device Hostname

You can change the device hostname displayed in the command prompt from the default (switch) to another character string. When you give the device a unique hostname, you can easily identify the device from the command-line interface (CLI) prompt.

Message-of-the-Day Banner

The message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner displays before the user login prompt on the device. This message can contain any information that you want to display for users of the device.

Device Clock

If you do not synchronize your device with a valid outside timing mechanism, such as an NTP clock source, you can manually set the clock time when your device boots.

Clock Manager

The Nexus 7000 chassis may contain clocks of different types that may need to be synchronized. These clocks are a part of various components (such as the supervisor, LC processors, or linecards) and each may be using a different protocol.

The clock manager provides a way to synchronize these different clocks.

Time Zone and Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)

You can configure the time zone and summer time (daylight saving time) setting for your device. These values offset the clock time from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is International Atomic Time (TAI) with leap seconds added periodically to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation. UTC was formerly called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

User Sessions

You can display the active user session on your device. You can also send messages to the user sessions. For more information about managing user sessions and accounts, see the .

Licensing Requirements for Basic Device Management

The following table shows the licensing requirements for this feature:

Product	License Requirement
Cisco NX-OS	Basic device management requires no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco NX-OS system images and is provided at no extra charge to you. For a complete explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme, see the .

Changing the Device Hostname

You can change the device hostname displayed in the command prompt from the default (switch) to another character string.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	{hostname | switchname} name Example: Using the hostname command: switch(config)# hostname Engineering1 Engineering1(config)# Using the switchname command: Engineering1(config)# switchname Engineering2 Engineering2(config)#	Changes the device hostname. The name argument is alphanumeric, case sensitive, and has a maximum length of 32 characters. The default is switch. Note    The switchname command performs the same function as the hostname command.
Step 3	exit Example: Engineering2(config)# exit Engineering2#	Exits global configuration mode.
Step 4	copy running-config startup-config Example: Engineering2# copy running-config startup-config	(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Configuring the MOTD Banner

You can configure the MOTD to display before the login prompt on the terminal when a user logs in. The MOTD banner has the following characteristics:

• Maximum of 80 characters per line

• Maximum of 40 lines

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	banner motd delimiting-character message delimiting-character Example: switch(config)# banner motd #Welcome to the Switch# switch(config)#	Configures the MOTD banner. Do not use the delimiting-character in the message text. Note    Do not use " or % as a delimiting character.
Step 3	exit Example: switch(config)# exit switch#	Exits global configuration mode.
Step 4	show banner motd Example: switch# show banner motd	(Optional) Displays the configured MOTD banner.
Step 5	copy running-config startup-config Example: switch# copy running-config startup-config	(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Configuring the Time Zone

You can configure the time zone to offset the device clock time from UTC.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	clock timezone zone-name offset-hours offset-minutes Example: switch(config)# clock timezone EST -5 0	Configures the time zone. The zone-name argument is a 3-character string for the time zone acronym (for example, PST or EST). The offset-hours argument is the offset from the UTC and the range is from –23 to 23 hours. The range for the offset-minutes argument is from 0 to 59 minutes.
Step 3	exit Example: switch(config)# exit switch#	Exits global configuration mode.
Step 4	show clock Example: switch# show clock	(Optional) Displays the time and time zone.
Step 5	copy running-config startup-config Example: switch# copy running-config startup-config	(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)

You can configure when summer time, or daylight saving time, is in effect for the device and the offset in minutes.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	clock summer-time zone-name start-week start-day start-month start-time end-week end-day end-month end-time offset-minutes Example: switch(config)# clock summer-time PDT 1 Sunday March 02:00 1 Sunday November 02:00 60	Configures summer time or daylight saving time. The zone-name argument is a three character string for the time zone acronym (for example, PST and EST). The values for the start-day and end-day arguments are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The values for the start-month and end-month arguments are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. The value for the start-time and end-time arguments are in the format hh:mm. The range for the offset-minutes argument is from 0 to 1440 minutes.
Step 3	exit Example: switch(config)# exit switch#	Exits global configuration mode.
Step 4	show clock detail Example: switch(config)# show clock detail	(Optional) Displays the configured MOTD banner.
Step 5	copy running-config startup-config Example: switch# copy running-config startup-config	(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Manually Setting the Device Clock

You can set the clock manually if your device cannot access a remote time source.

Before You Begin

Configure the time zone.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	clock set time day month year Example: switch# clock set 15:00:00 30 May 2008 Fri May 30 15:14:00 PDT 2008	Configures the device clock. The format for the time argument is hh:mm:ss. The range for the day argument is from 1 to 31. The values for the month argument are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. The range for the year argument is from 2000 to 2030.
Step 2	show clock Example: switch(config)# show clock	(Optional) Displays the current clock value.

Related Tasks

Configuring the Time Zone

Setting the Clock Manager

You can configure the clock manager to synchronize all the clocks of the components contained in a Nexus 7000 chassis.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	clock protocol protocol vdc vdc-num Example: #clock protocol ptp vdc 2	Configures the clock manager. The values for the protocol argument are ptp, ntp, and none. The following describes the values: ptp: Synchronize clocks with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) as described by IEEE 1588. ntp: Synchronize clocks with Network Time Protocol (NTP). none: Use 'clock set <HH:MM:SS>' to set SUP clocks. Note    When none is used, the clock in the specified VDC must be configured. Note    Once the protocol is configured, the clock in the specified VDC must use that protocol. For example, if the command 'clock protocol ptp vdc 2' is entered, then PTP should be configured in VDC 2. The range for the vdc argument is 1 to 8.
Step 2	show run clock_manager Example: #show run clock_manager	(Optional) Displays the configuration of the clock manager.

Managing Users

You can display information about users logged into the device and send messages to those users.

• Displaying Information about the User Sessions
• Sending a Message to Users

Displaying Information about the User Sessions

You can display information about the user session on the device.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	show users Example: switch# show users	Displays the user sessions.

Sending a Message to Users

You can send a message to active users currently using the device CLI.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	show users Example: switch# show users	(Optional) Displays the active user sessions.
Step 2	send [session line] message-text Example: switch# send Reloading the device is 10 minutes!	Sends a message to all active users or to a specific user. The message can be up to 80 alphanumeric characters and is case sensitive.

Verifying the Device Configuration

Use one of the following commands to verify the configuration after bootstrapping the device using POAP:

Command	Purpose
show running-config	Displays the running configuration.
show startup-config	Displays the startup configuration.

For detailed information about the fields in the output from these commands, see the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Command Reference.

Default Settings for Basic Device Parameters

This table lists the default settings for basic device parameters.

Table 1  Default Basic Device Parameters

Parameters	Default
MOTD banner text	User Access Verification
Clock time zone	UTC

Additional References for Basic Device Management

You can find additional information related to basic device management.

• Related Documents for Basic Device Management

Related Documents for Basic Device Management

Related Topic	Document Title
Licensing	Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide
Command reference	Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command ReferenceCisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Command Reference