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Brocade 6520 configuration
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2. You are prompted to select a general location from the list displayed.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
3. Enter the appropriate number from the list or Ctrl-D to quit.
4. At the prompt, select a country location from the list displayed.
5. At the prompt, enter the appropriate number to specify the time zone region from the list
displayed 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 (the default password is password).
2. Enter the tsClockServer
"ntp1;ntp2" command where ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name
of the first NTP server, which the switch must be able to access. The ntp2 value is the name of
the second NTP server and is optional. The entire operand “<ntp1;ntp2>” 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 "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
Changes to the clock server value on the principal or primary FCS switch are
propagated to all switches in the fabric.
Brocade ISL Trunking
Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking is optional software requiring a license that allows you to
create trunking groups of ISLs between adjacent switches. Up to eight FC ports on the Brocade
6520 can be used as a trunking group to achieve speeds up to 128 Gbps (256 Gbps full duplex) for
optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing. For more information about Brocade ISL
Trunking, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.