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Setting the date
1. If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Enter the date command, using the following syntax:
date ""mmddHHMMyy""
The values represent the following:
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 26 12:29:46 UTC 2008
switch:admin> date "0926123008"
Fri Sep 26 12:30:00 UTC 2008
switch:admin>
Setting the time zone of the switch
To set the time zone, follow these steps.
1. If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows:
switch:admin> tstimezone [--interactive]/ [, timezone_fmt]
Use timezone_fmt to set the time zone by Country/City or by time zone ID,
such as MST.
The following example shows how to change the time zone to US/Mountain.
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Pacific
switch:admin> tstimezone US/Mountain
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Mountain
The following procedure describes how to set the current time zone using
interactive mode.
1. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows:
switch:admin> tstimezone --interactive
You are prompted to select a general location.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
2. Enter the appropriate number or Ctrl+D to quit.
3. At the prompt, select a country location.
4. At the prompt, enter the appropriate number to specify the time zone region or
Ctrl+D to quit.
For more detailed information about the parameters of the tsTimeZone command,
refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.
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