Setting the time, Setting the time server – Dell PowerVault 124T User Manual

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6. Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.

Setting the Time

The system time is displayed by the RMU and it is used internally when logging events and errors. The

system time is either regular time or power-on time. Regular time is Month/Date/Year Time, such as

Nov/21/2012 19:28. Power-on time is Power On Cycles (POC)/Power On Hours (POH). For example, POC:
00121, POH: 00002:07:45 where POC is the number of times the system has booted since it was

manufactured, and POH is the number of hours, minutes, and seconds since the last system boot. If regular

time is known, it will be used, otherwise power-on time is used.

The PowerVault 124T autoloader must be reset after each power up. The time can be reset automatically if a

time server is configured (see "

Setting the Time Server

").

Setting the Time Server

If you locate a time server that is compatible with Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), you can connect the

autoloader to a server that will supply the correct date and time. The autoloader uses this information to

time stamp information in its memory.

To set a time server:

1. From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.

2. From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.

3. From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set Time Server, and then press Enter. The cursor automatically

appears at the first digit.

4. At each position of the time server address, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each

digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.

When you have advanced through all of the digits of the time server address, the autoloader displays
Enter to save.

NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.

5. Press Enter. New Time Server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx appears on the LCD. You do not need to reboot the

autoloader.

6. Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.

To set the time zone:

1. From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.

2. From the Configuration menu, scroll to Time, and then press Enter.

3. From the Time submenu, scroll to Set Timezone, and then press Enter. The Time Zone screen

appears, allowing you to set the hours. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.

4. Scroll to set the number of hours difference between your local time and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

5. Scroll to set the number of minutes difference between your local time and GMT, then press Enter. The