Each HCP S Series Node is identified by both a domain name and a serial number.
The domain name and serial number are displayed in the bottom right corner of each page in the HCP S Series Management Console. If you have the administrator, monitor, or service role, you can also see the domain name and serial number on the IDENTIFICATION page of the Management Console or by using the S Series Node management API.
Domain name
If DNS is in use at your site, the domain name for the S Series Node must be a fully qualified DNS domain name that can be used for access to that S Series Node (for example, s-node-1.example.com). Valid domain names:
- Can contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens (-)
- Must consist of at least three segments, separated by periods, where each segment is 1 through 63 characters long
- Can be at most 127 characters long, including the periods between segments
The domain name cannot be rhino-name.domain.com.
For clients to access the S Series Node by domain name, the domain must be defined as a primary zone in DNS.
Even if DNS is not in use, the S Series Node must have a domain name. This dummy domain name must comply with the rules for valid domain names.
If you have the administrator or service role, you can use the HCP S Series Management Console or management API to change the domain name for an S Series Node.
To change the domain name in the Management Console, go to .
If DNS is in use and you change the domain name, also change the domain name in DNS. If any clients access the S Series Node by domain name, change the domain name in those clients.
For information about configuring an S Series Node in DNS, see DNS configuration.
Serial number
The serial number for an S Series Node uniquely identifies the S Series Node. On an S11 or S31 Node base enclosure, the serial-number is on a label on the right in the first indentation from the front on the top of the main-bay cover, as viewed from the front of the enclosure. On an S32 Node base enclosure, the serial-number is on a label in the rear corner on the right on the top of the enclosure, just behind the yellow warning label, as viewed from the rear of the enclosure.
On an expansion enclosure, the serial number appears on the enclosure number label, which is on the right in the first indentation from the front on the top of the main-bay cover.
You cannot change the serial number for an S Series Node.