A Device By Any Other Name

For CA Unified Infrastructure Management

By default, your devices are listed by their device name in USM. If you want to use a more meaningful name, you can change the alias for your devices.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to USM.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the tree view, click the device that you want to view system information for.
   • In a badge view, drill down to the device you want to view system information for.
3. Click the Details tab.
4. Click the Edit alias icon next to the alias attribute.
5. Enter a new alias attribute. 
6. Confirm your entry using the check mark icon or using the Enter key.

Now that you have changed the alias for your device, you can change your USM preferences so that it appears in USM views and reports.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the wrench icon in the top-right corner of the USM portlet.
2. Select Preferences from the drop-down.
3. Select Alias from the Element Label drop-down.