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Setting the date/time and NTP client, Resetting a switch, Configuring a switch

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Switch Manager Setting the date/time and NTP client The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog box enables you to set the date and time manually on a switch, or to enable NTP Client to synchronize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server. Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time stamps in alarms and log entries. An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is required. 1. Select a switch in the topology display, and open the faceplate display. 2. Select Switch > Set Date/Time. The Switch Date/Time dialog box is displayed. 3. Choose one of the following: - Enter the year, month, day and time in the Switch Date/Time dialog box, and then click OK. The new date and time take effect immediately. - Click NTP Client Enabled to enable the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP server. Enter the IP address of the NTP server. Ethernet connection to NTP server is required. 4. Click OK. Resetting a switch Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory. Depending on the reset type, a switch reset may or may not include a Power On Self Test. Table 12 describes the types of switch resets. Table 12: Switch resets Type Reset without Power On Self Test (POST) Hard reset Description Resets a switch without a Power On Self Test. This reset activates the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic. Resets a switch with a Power On Self Test. This reset activates the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic. 1. Select the switch to be reset, and then open the faceplate display. 2. Select Switch > Reset Switch. - Select Reset to perform a standard reset. - Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset. Configuring a switch Switch configuration is divided into areas: ■ Configuration wizard ■ Switch properties ■ Network properties Switch properties specify switch-wide Fibre Channel settings and Network properties specify Ethernet and SNMP settings. Each of these configuration options are discussed in the following sections. 68 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide

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Switch Manager
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HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide
Setting the date/time and NTP client
The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog box enables you to set the date and
time manually on a switch, or to enable NTP Client to synchronize the date and time on the
switch with an NTP server. Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time
stamps in alarms and log entries. An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is required.
1.
Select a switch in the topology display, and open the faceplate display.
2.
Select
Switch > Set Date/Time
. The Switch Date/Time dialog box is displayed.
3.
Choose one of the following:
—
Enter the year, month, day and time in the Switch Date/Time dialog box, and then
click
OK
. The new date and time take effect immediately.
— Click
NTP Client Enabled
to enable the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP
server. Enter the IP address of the NTP server. Ethernet connection to NTP server is
required.
4.
Click
OK
.
Resetting a switch
Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory. Depending
on the reset type, a switch reset may or may not include a Power On Self Test.
Table 12
describes the types of switch resets.
1.
Select the switch to be reset, and then open the faceplate display.
2.
Select
Switch > Reset Switch
.
— Select
Reset
to perform a standard reset.
— Select
Hard Reset
to perform a hard reset.
Configuring a switch
Switch configuration is divided into areas:
■
Configuration wizard
■
Switch properties
■
Network properties
Switch properties specify switch-wide Fibre Channel settings and Network properties specify
Ethernet and SNMP settings.
Each of these configuration options are discussed in the following sections.
Table 12:
Switch resets
Type
Description
Reset without Power On Self
Test (POST)
Resets a switch without a Power On Self Test. This reset
activates the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch
traffic.
Hard reset
Resets a switch with a Power On Self Test. This reset activates
the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.