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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 2-7
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Setting the Date and Time
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Example
It is suggested that you synchronize time with an external NTP server, as described on page 2-6. If you
cannot do so, use the next procedure.
To set the time zone
1. Connect to the switch and 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 8 hours ahead of
Pacific Standard Time (PST). For additional time zone conversions, refer to Table 2-2 on page 2-7.
The parameters do not apply if the time zone of the switch has already been changed from the
default (8 hours ahead of PST).
Refer to the tsTimeZone command in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for more
detailed information about the command parameters.
Repeat the procedure on all switches for which the Time Zone needs to be set.
This only needs to be done one time, because the value is written to nonvolatile memory.
For U.S. time zones, use Table 2-2 to determine the correct parameter for the tsTimeZone command.
switch:admin> tsclockserver
LOCL
switch:admin> tsclockserver “132.163.135.131”
switch:admin> tsclockserver
132.163.135.131
switch:admin>
Table 2-2 Conversion from UTC to Local Time
Local Time tstimezone Parameter (Difference From Universal Time Conversion)
Atlantic Standard -4,0
Atlantic Daylight -3,0
Eastern Standard -5,0
Eastern Daylight -4,0
Central Standard -6,0
Central Daylight -5,0
Mountain Standard -7,0
Mountain Daylight -6,0
Pacific Standard -8,0