Dell Brocade 6505 Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Page 24

2 Brocade 6505 configuration 1. Log in to the switch using the default password (which is password). 2. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows: Use timezonename to set the time zone by time zone ID, such as PST or Country/City. The following example shows how to change the time zone to US/Central. The tsTimeZone command by itself display the current time zone. switch:admin> tstimezone Time Zone : US/Pacific switch:admin> tstimezone US/Central switch:admin> tstimezone Time Zone : US/Central The following procedure describes how to set the current time zone to Pacific Standard Time using interactive mode. 1. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows: switch:admin> tstimezone --interactive 2. You are prompted to select a general location from a list. Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly. 3. Enter the appropriate number from the list that appears or Ctrl-D to quit. 4. At the prompt, select a country location from the list. 5. At the prompt, enter the appropriate number from the list to specify the time zone region or Ctrl-D to quit. Synchronizing local time using NTP Perform the following steps to synchronize the local time using NTP. 1. Log in to the switch using the default password(which is password). 2. Enter the tsClockServer command: switch:admin> tsclockserver "" In the syntax ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name of the first NTP server, which the switch must be able to access. The value ntp2 is the name of the second NTP server and is optional. The entire operand "" is optional; by default, this value is LOCL, which uses the local clock of the principal or primary switch as the clock server. switch:admin> tsclockserver LOCL switch:admin> tsclockserver "132.163.135.131" switch:admin> tsclockserver 132.163.135.131 switch:admin> The following example shows how to set up more than one NTP server using a DNS name: switch:admin> tsclockserver "10.32.170.1;10.32.170.2;ntp.localdomain.net" Updating Clock Server configuration...done. Updated with the NTP servers 12 Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002449-01