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Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual 2-9

Publication Number: 53-0000563-02

Configuring the SilkWorm 4100

1. Log in as admin.

2. Enter the tsClockServer [ipaddr] command

The ipaddr variable represents the IP address of the NTP server that the switch can access. This

argument is optional; by default, its value is “LOCL”.

Example

Correcting the Time Zone of a Switch

If the time of your switch(es) is off by hours (and not minutes), use the following procedure on all

switches to set the time zone:

1. Log in as admin.

2. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows:

tstimezone [houroffset [, minuteoffset]]

• For Pacific Standard Time, enter tsTimeZone -8,0

• For Central Standard Time, enter tsTimeZone -6,0

• For Eastern Standard Time, enter tsTimeZone -5,0

The default time zone for switches is Universal Time Conversion (UTC), which is eight hours ahead

of Pacific Standard Time. Additional time zone conversions are listed later in this section.

The parameters listed do not apply if the time zone of the switch(es) has already been changed from

the default (eight hours ahead of PT).

Refer to the tsTimeZone command in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for more detailed

information about the command parameters.

3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 on all switches for which the time zone needs to be set.

This needs to be done only once, because the value is stored in nonvolatile memory.

For U.S. time zones, use theTable 2-1 to determine the correct parameter for the tsTimeZone command.

switch:admin> tsclockserver

LOCL

switch:admin> tsclockserver 132.163.135.131

switch:admin>

Table 2-1 tsTimeZone Command Parameter Selection

Local Time tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)

Atlantic Standard -4,0

Atlantic Daylight -3,0

Eastern Standard -5,0

Eastern Daylight -4,0

Central Standard -6,0

Central Daylight -5,0