Brocade Encryption Switch QuickStart Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc) - Manual (Page 16)

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switch:admin> date
Fri Sep 26 17:01:48 UTC 2008
switch:admin> date "0926123008"
Fri Sep 26 12:30:00 UTC 2008
switch:admin>
Setting the time zone
To set the time zone, follow these steps.
1. If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows:
switch:admin> tstimezone [--interactive]/ [, timezone_fmt]
Use timezone_fmt to set the time zone by Country/City or by time zone ID, such as MST.
The following example shows how to change the time zone to US/Mountain.
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Pacific
switch:admin> tstimezone US/Mountain
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Mountain
The following procedure describes how to set the current time zone using interactive mode.
1. Type the tsTimeZone command as follows:
switch:admin> tstimezone --interactive
You are prompted to select a general location.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
2. Enter the appropriate number or Ctrl-D to quit.
3. At the prompt, select a country location.
4. At the prompt, enter the appropriate number to specify the time zone region or Ctrl-D to quit.
Synchronizing local time
To synchronize the local time of the principal or primary switch with that of an external NTP server, follow these
steps.
1. If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Enter the tsClockServer command:
switch:admin> tsclockserver ""
where ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name of the first NTP server, which the switch must be able to access. The
second ntp2 is the second NTP server and is optional. The operand “” is optional; by default, this
value is LOCL, which uses the local clock of the principal or primary switch as the clock server.
The tsClockServer command accepts multiple server addresses in either IPv4, IPv6, or DNS name formats.
When multiple NTP server addresses are passed, tsclockserver sets the first obtainable address as the active
NTP server. The rest will be stored as backup servers that can take over if the active NTP server fails. The
principal or primary FCS switch synchronizes its time with the NTP server every 64 seconds.