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Deleting an NTP server, Changing the order of NTP servers, Editing the date and time

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Deleting an NTP server You may need to delete an NTP server: • If the IP address of that server becomes invalid • If you no longer want to use that server • If you want to change the order of servers in the list Delete an NTP server 1. Select an NTP server in the list on the Time tab window. 2. Click Time Tasks, and select Delete NTP Server. 3. Click OK on the confirmation window. The list of NTP servers refreshes the list of available servers. Changing the order of NTP servers The window displays the NTP servers in the order you added them. The server you added first is the one accessed first when time needs to be established. If this NTP server is not available for some reason, the next NTP server that was added, and is preferred, is used for time serving. To change the order of access for time servers 1. Delete the server whose place in the list you want to change. 2. Add that same server back into the list. It is placed at the bottom of the list, and is the last to be accessed. Editing the date and time You initially set the date and time when you create the management group using the Management Groups, Clusters and Volumes wizard. If necessary, you can edit these settings later. 1. Select the management group. 2. Select the Time tab to bring it to the front. 3. Click Time Tasks, and select Edit Date, Time, Time Zone. 4. Change the date and time to the correct date and time for that time zone. • In the Date group box, set the year, month, and day. • In the Time group box, highlight a portion of the time and increase or decrease it with the arrows. You may also type in the time directly. • Select a time zone for the Time Zone drop-down list. NOTE: If you use an NTP server, you have the option of setting the time zone only. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 113

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Deleting an NTP server
You may need to delete an NTP server:
If the IP address of that server becomes invalid
If you no longer want to use that server
If you want to change the order of servers in the list
Delete an NTP server
1.
Select an NTP server in the list on the Time tab window.
2.
Click
Time Tasks
, and select
Delete NTP Server
.
3.
Click
OK
on the confirmation window.
The list of NTP servers refreshes the list of available servers.
Changing the order of NTP servers
The window displays the NTP servers in the order you added them.
The server you added first is the one accessed first when time needs to be established. If this NTP
server is not available for some reason, the next NTP server that was added, and is preferred, is used
for time serving.
To change the order of access for time servers
1.
Delete the server whose place in the list you want to change.
2.
Add that same server back into the list.
It is placed at the bottom of the list, and is the last to be accessed.
Editing the date and time
You initially set the date and time when you create the management group using the Management
Groups, Clusters and Volumes wizard. If necessary, you can edit these settings later.
1.
Select the management group.
2.
Select the
Time
tab to bring it to the front.
3.
Click
Time Tasks
, and select
Edit Date
,
Time
,
Time Zone
.
4.
Change the date and time to the correct date and time for that time zone.
In the Date group box, set the year, month, and day.
In the Time group box, highlight a portion of the time and increase or decrease it with the
arrows. You may also type in the time directly.
Select a time zone for the Time Zone drop-down list.
NOTE:
If you use an NTP server, you have the option of setting the time zone only.
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