https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/system-name-only-ip-address/m-p/3249201#M2483 Even with forward and reverse DNS sometimes I have seen non-compute devices (like switches, printers) never be able to resolve a name. Your best method is to delete the devices and add entries for them in the Windows hosts file:<BR /><BR />\%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts<BR /><BR />Then re-add the devices in hpSIM... Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:27:58 GMT David Claypool 2004-04-15T14:27:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/system-name-only-ip-address/m-p/3249200#M2482 Hi I have 10 printers and only 2 have a real name the other one have only the ip. I create a dns for each printer and nothing happend is still only the ip address. Can we edit the system name in the same thing of IM SP2.3?<BR /><BR />Thanks for any help. Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:41:16 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/system-name-only-ip-address/m-p/3249200#M2482 David_573 2004-04-15T09:41:16Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/system-name-only-ip-address/m-p/3249201#M2483 Even with forward and reverse DNS sometimes I have seen non-compute devices (like switches, printers) never be able to resolve a name. Your best method is to delete the devices and add entries for them in the Windows hosts file:<BR /><BR />\%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts<BR /><BR />Then re-add the devices in hpSIM... Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:27:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/system-name-only-ip-address/m-p/3249201#M2483 David Claypool 2004-04-15T14:27:58Z