HP MSA 2040 CLI Reference Guide

set ntp-parameters 171

set ntp-parameters

set output-format (Deprecated)

Use set cli-parameters.

Description Sets Network Time Protocol (NTP) parameters for the system. You can manually set system date and

time parameters by using the set controller-date command. You must specify at least one of the

optional parameters for the command to succeed.

Syntax

set ntp-parameters

[ntp enabled|disabled|on|off]

[ntpaddress

IP-address

]

[timezone +|-

]]

Parameters ntp enabled|disabled|on|off

Optional. Enables or disables use of NTP. When NTP is enabled and the specified NTP server is

available, each controller’s time is synchronized with the server.

ntpaddress

IP-address

Optional. The network address of an available NTP server.

timezone

+|-

]

Optional. The system’s time zone as an offset in hours (-12 through +14) and optionally minutes

(00–59) from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). To specify a positive offset, the '+' is optional; to

specify a negative offset, the '-' is required. The hour value can have one or two digits and can omit

a leading zero. If the minutes value is specified it must have two digits; if it is omitted, the minutes

value is set to 00.

Example Set the system to use NTP with an offset for the Mountain Time zone:

# set ntp-parameters ntp enabled ntpaddress 69.10.36.3 timezone -7

Success: Command completed successfully. - Date/Time successfully set.

(2011-10-11 14:52:19)

Set the system to use NTP with an offset for the Bangalore, India, time zone:

# set ntp-parameters ntp enabled ntpaddress 69.10.36.3 timezone +5:30

Success: Command completed successfully. - Date/Time successfully set.

(2011-10-11 14:52:29)