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Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
6-67081-02 Rev A
July 2011
Using Tape Drives
Date and Time CLI Commands
Getting the Date and
Time
Setting the Date and
Time
Displaying the NTP
Server
Displaying the Time
Zone
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syscli --use tapedrive --sernum <tape drive serial number> --usetype
{backupapplicationspecific | remove | ignore}
This CLI command allows the admin user to set the intended use for the
specified tape drive.
• --sernum: Must be a valid serial number of the tape drive. Use the
--list tapedrive command to get all the tape drive serial numbers.
• --usetype: Type of intended use for the tape drive.
The following sections describe the supported date and time CLI commands:
•
Getting the Date and Time
•
Setting the Date and Time
•
Displaying the NTP Server
•
Displaying the Time Zone
syscli --get datetime
This CLI command returns the system date, time, time zone, time format and
NTP server information.
syscli --set datetime [--ntpserver <ntpserver> | { --date <yyyymmdd> --
time <time>}] [--timeformat 12|24] [--timezoneid <time zone id>] [--sure]
This CLI command allows the admin user to set the system date and time using
NTP or manually. The user can specify either (a) the name or IP address of an NTP
server that the system date and time will be synchronized with, or (b) both the
new date and time.
syscli --list ntpserver
This CLI command lists the public NTP server pool.
syscli --list timezone [--matching <pattern>]
This CLI command allows the user to list information for all time zones. If
matching <pattern> is specified, list only time zones that have their time zone
filenames match the specified pattern such as pacific, central, bangkok, etc. The
match is case insensitive.
Date and Time CLI Commands
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