Date And Time - IBM Network Management Card User Manual

v Read-Write Password: Enter a new password for the Read-Write User. The
v Notification Username: Enter the username field that is sent in SNMPV3
v Save: Save your settings.

Date and time

Click Time from the menu to manually set the network management card date and
time or to set the date and time to synchronize with the NTP server.
To set the date and time, complete the following steps:
1. Click Time from the menu to open the Setting Time page.
2. To manually set the date and time, select Set manually, enter the values in the
3. To synchronize the time with the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, select
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– Auth No Priv: The user must use authentication and not privacy to access
SNMP variables.
– Auth Priv: The user must use authentication and privacy to access SNMP
variables.
password must be between 8 and 24 characters and use only letters, numbers,
and <>&@#%_=:;,./?|$*() symbols.
notifications. This field must be defined in the applications that receive the
notifications.
Date and Time fields, and click Save. The maximum drift is ±2 minutes per
month.
Synchronize with NTP server. Selecting this option enables a connection with
a time server, which is available either on the company internal network or on
the web. This server communicates the GMT.
v Enter the IP address or host name of the time server.
v Select the time zone for your geographic area from the list.
v Click Save to connect with the server and set the date and time.
The time is updated every 5 hours to prevent any time drift. After two attempts,
if the NTP server is not accessible, the network management card changes to
manual mode. The network management card uses the NTP (UDP 123 port).