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Edge Switch 2/24 installation guide 71

Configure date and time

Perform this procedure to configure the effective date and time for the switch. To set the date and

time:

1. Select Configure > Switch > Date/Time. The Switch page is displayed with the Date/Time tab

selected (Figure 38).

Figure 38 Switch page—Date/Time tab

a. Click the Date fields that require change, and enter numbers in the following ranges:

Month (MM): 1 through 12

Day (DD): 1 through 31

Year (YY): greater than 1980

b. Click the Time fields that require change, and enter numbers in the following ranges:

Hour (HH): 0 through 23

Minute (MM): 0 through 59

Second (SS): 0 through 59

2. Click Activate to save the information. The message Your changes to the Date/Time

configuration have been successfully activated is displayed.

Configure switch and fabric parameters

Perform this procedure to configure the following switch and fabric operating parameters:

Buffer-to-Buffer Credit (BB_Credit), Error Detect Time Out Value (E_D_TOV), and Resource Allocation

Time Out Value (R_A_TOV), preferred domain ID, and switch priority.

Configure switch parameters

The switch must be set offline to configure operating parameters. To configure the parameters:

1. Set the switch offline as follows:

a. Select Operations > Online State to display the Online State tab.

b. Click Set Offline. The message Your changes have been successfully

activated is displayed.

2. Click Configure at the left side of the panel. The Configure panel opens with the Ports page

displayed.