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Synchronizing local time with an external source TABLE 8 tsTimeZone command parameter selection for the US time zones (Continued) Local time tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC) Pacific Standard -8,0 Pacific Daylight -7,0 Alaskan Standard -9,0 Alaskan Daylight -8,0 Hawaiian Standard -10,0 Synchronizing local time with an external source Perform the following steps to synchronize the local time of the principal or primary FCS device with that of an external NTP server. 1. Log in as admin. 2. Enter the tsClockServer ipaddr command. The ipaddr variable represents the IP address of the NTP server that the device can access. This argument is optional; by default, the value is "LOCL". switch:admin> tsclockserver 192.168.126.60 Updating Clock Server configuration...done. Updated with the NTP servers Customizing the chassis name and switch name Changing the chassis and switch names is important for distinguishing and identifying the device uniquely and for accurate tracking of logs and errors. The messages that appear in the log are labeled with the device or chassis name, which makes tracking the errors much easier. Specify an easily understandable and meaningful name for the chassis and switch names. Perform the following steps to change the chassis name and then the switch name. 1. Log in to the device through Telnet using the admin account. 2. Change the chassis name by using the chassisName command. device:admin> chassisname Chassis_001 3. Change the switch name by using the switchName command. device:admin> switchname Switch_001 Committing configuration... Done Switch name has been changed. Please re-login to the switch for the change to applied Brocade G620 Hardware Installation Guide 55 53-1003990-01

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tsTimeZone command parameter selection for the US time zones (Continued)
TABLE 8
Local time
tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)
Pacific Standard
-8,0
Pacific Daylight
-7,0
Alaskan Standard
-9,0
Alaskan Daylight
-8,0
Hawaiian Standard
-10,0
Synchronizing local time with an external source
Perform the following steps to synchronize the local time of the principal or primary FCS device with that
of an external NTP server.
1.
Log in as admin.
2.
Enter the
tsClockServer
ipaddr
command.
The
ipaddr
variable represents the IP address of the NTP server that the device can access. This
argument is optional; by default, the value is "LOCL".
switch:admin> tsclockserver 192.168.126.60
Updating Clock Server configuration...done.
Updated with the NTP servers
Customizing the chassis name and switch name
Changing the chassis and switch names is important for distinguishing and identifying the device
uniquely and for accurate tracking of logs and errors. The messages that appear in the log are labeled
with the device or chassis name, which makes tracking the errors much easier. Specify an easily
understandable and meaningful name for the chassis and switch names.
Perform the following steps to change the chassis name and then the switch name.
1.
Log in to the device through Telnet using the admin account.
2.
Change the chassis name by using the
chassisName
command.
device:admin> chassisname Chassis_001
3.
Change the switch name by using the
switchName
command.
device:admin> switchname Switch_001
Committing configuration...
Done
Switch name has been changed. Please re-login to the switch for the change to
applied
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