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Table Of Contents

Installing and configuring the Edge Switch 2/2442

Set switch date and time

The Edge Switch 2/24 Element Manager log entries are stamped with the date and time received

from the switch. To set the effective date and time for the switch:

1. At the Hardware View page for the selected switch, select Configure > Date/Time. The

Configure Date and Time dialog box is displayed (Figure 16).

The switch date and time can be set manually, or set to be periodically updated by the HAFM

application (the switch and HAFM application synchronize at least once daily).

Figure 16 Configure Date and Time dialog box

Set date and time manually

To set the switch date and time manually:

1. At the Configure Date and Time dialog box, click Periodic Date/Time Synchronization to

deselect the option (no check mark in the box). The greyed out Date and Time fields activate.

2. Click the Date fields that require change, and type numbers in the following ranges:

Month (MM): 1 through 12

Day (DD): 1 through 31

Year (YY): greater than 1980

3. Click the Time fields that require change, and type numbers in the following ranges:

Hour (HH): 0 through 23

Minute (MM): 0 through 59

Second (SS): 0 through 59

4. Click Activate to set the switch date and time and close the Configure Date and Time dialog

box.