Users Guide

Switch Management 101
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Clock Source
System time can be set manually, or it may be received from an external
SNTP server. To set the system time manually, there is no need to use the
Clock Source page, because the default is manual (local) system time.
To set the clock source to SNTP:
1
Click Switch Management > Time Synchronization > Clock Source .
2 Select the Clock Source . The possible options are:
–
Local — System time is taken from the device’s internal clock. Set this
as defined in Local Time Settings.
–
SNTP — System time is set via an SNTP server. Set SNTP parameters
as defined in System Time from an SNTP Server.
Local Time Settings
Use the Local Time Settings page to set system date/time manually (as
opposed to receiving them from an external SNTP server).
If system time is acquired from an external SNTP clock and the external
SNTP clock is not received for some reason, the manual system time is used.
In addition to setting the local clock, you can use this page to enable Daylight
Savings Time (DST) on the device.
The manual clock setting is not persistent across boots. Dell recommends
using SNTP time configuration.
To manually set the device time:
1
Click Switch Management > Time Synchronization > Local Time
Settings
.
2 Enter the following local settings:
–
Date — The system date.
–
Time — The system time.
–
Time Zone — The difference between Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT) and local time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for Paris is
GMT +1:00, while the local time in New York is GMT –5:00.