Basic Operation Guide 2013/06

Configuring system information is optional, but recommended.
System Name: Using a unique name helps you to identify individual devices where you are using
an SNMP network management tool such as HP PCM+.
System Contact and Location: This information is helpful for identifying the person administratively
responsible for the switch and for identifying the locations of individual switches.
MAC Age Time: The number of seconds a MAC address the switch has learned remains in the
switch’s address table before being aged out (deleted). Aging out occurs when there has been no
traffic from the device belonging to that MAC address for the configured interval.
Time Sync Method: Selects the method (TimeP or SNTP) the switch will use for time synchronization.
For more on this topic, see "Time Protocols" in the Management and Configuration Guide.
Time Zone: The number of minutes your time zone location is to the West (+) or East (-) of
Coordinated Universal Time (formerly GMT). The default 0 means no time zone is configured. For
example, the time zone for Berlin, Germany is + 60 (minutes) and the time zone for Vancouver,
Canada is - 480 (minutes).
Daylight Time Rule: Specifies the daylight savings time rule to apply for your location. The default
is None. (For more on this topic, refer to Appendix D, "Daylight Savings Time on HP switches.)
Time: Used in the CLI to specify the time of day, the date, and other system parameters.
Viewing and configuring system information
System information commands used in this section:
belowshow system information
belowhostname
belowsnmp-server
[contact] [location]
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time
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page 104date time
Listing the current system information. This command lists the current system information settings.
Syntax:
show system information
This example shows the switch’s default console configuration.
102 Interface access and system information