Overview; Setting The Date And Time - HP procurve 8100fl series Management And Configuration Manual

Time Configuration

Overview

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Overview

This chapter discusses how to set time on the 8100fl switch and how to use
the pool of Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers to set the clock to Universal
Coordinated Time (UTC).

Setting the Date and Time

To set the date and time on the 8100fl switch, use the clock set command in
Privileged Exec mode. Enter the time as UTC time. Once you enter the
command, the date and time are written to the hardware real-time clock.
To set the system date and time (assuming you are at the Exec (>) prompt):
1. Enter the enable command to get to Privileged Exec mode in the CLI.
2. Enter the following commands to set the system time and date and to
verify your settings.
ProCurve#clock set <HH:MM:SS> <1...31> <month name> <Year>
ProCurve#show clock [details]
If Network Time Protocol ( NTP) is configured, using the clock set com­
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mand will reset NTP.
Since the 8100fl switch displays system time in Greenwich Mean Time
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(GMT), also known as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), you must enter
the hours portion of the time with the correct UTC value. The switch does
not convert your local timezone into the appropriate UTC timezone. For
more information on converting local timezones into UTC zones, see:
http://times.clari.net.au/.
For example, the following command sets the date to March 5, 2006 and the
time to 8:10:40 A.M., Pacific Standard Time:
ProCurve#clock set 16:10:40 5 march 2006