Setting The Domain Id; Setting The Date And Time; Setting The Date - IBM System Storage SAN384B-2 Installation, Service And User Manual

3. Record the new name for reference.

Setting the Domain ID

Each switch in the fabric must have a unique Domain ID. The Domain ID can be
set using the configure command or can be automatically set. The default Domain
ID for the SAN384B-2 is "1". Use the fabricShow command to view the already
assigned domain IDs.
To set the Domain ID, follow these steps:
1. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the SAN384B-2.
2. Enter the configure command.
3. Enter y at the "Fabric parameters" prompt:
4. Enter a unique Domain ID:
5. Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl+D to accept the settings and to
6. Enter the switchEnable command to re-enable the SAN384B-2.

Setting the date and time

The date and time settings 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. However, because the date and time are used for logging, error
detection, and troubleshooting, they should be set correctly.

Setting the date

To set the date, follow these steps.
1. If necessary, log on to the SAN384B-2 by Telnet, using the admin account. The
2. Enter the date command, using the syntax:date "mmddHHMMyy"
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Domain: (1.239) [1] 3
exit.
default password is password.
Where:
v mm is the month; valid values are 01 through 12.
v dd is the date; valid values are 01 through 31.
v HH is the hour; valid values are 00 through 23
v MM is minutes; valid values are 00 through 59.
v yy is the year; valid values are 00 through 99 (values greater than 69 are
interpreted as 1970 through 1999, and values less than 70 are interpreted as
2000-2069).
switch:admin> date
Fri Sep 24 17:01:48 UTC 2010
switch:admin> date "0927123010"
Mon Sep 27 12:30:00 UTC 2010
switch:admin>
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