Switch Date And Time; Setting The Switch Date And Time - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Switch Date and Time

All switches maintain current date and time in non-volatile memory. Date and
time are used for logging events. Switch operation does not depend on the date
and time; a switch with an incorrect date and time value still functions properly.
Note:
enabled you can only view the current setting.

Setting the Switch Date and Time

To set the date and time of a switch:
1. Log into the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line, enter the date command using the following syntax:
Note:
than 70 are interpreted as 2000—2069. The date function does not support daylight
savings time or time zones.
Example:
switch:admin> date "0505215089"
Fri May 5 21:50:00 UTC 1989
switch:admin>
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This command is disabled when the security feature is enabled. With security
date "MMDDhhmmYY"
The values represent the following:
— MM is the month, valid values are 01-12.
— DD is the date, valid values are 01-31.
— hh is the hour, valid values are 00-23.
— mm is minutes, valid values are 00-59.
— YY is the year, valid values are 00-99.
Year values greater than 69 are interpreted as 1970—1999, year values less
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