Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0)

2-2 Fabric OS Procedures Guide
Basic Configuration Procedures
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Setting the Switch Date and Time
All switches maintain current date and time in non-volatile memory. Date and time are used for
logging events. Switch operation does not depend on the date and time; a switch with an incorrect
date and time value still functions properly.
To set the date and time of a switch:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
date "MMDDhhmmYY"
where:
MM is the month, valid values are 01-12.
DD is the date, valid values are 01-31.
hh is the hour, valid values are 00-23.
mm is minutes, valid values are 00-59.
YY is the year, valid values are 00-99.
Note: Year values greater than 69 are interpreted as 1970-1999, year values less than 70 are
interpreted as 2000-2069. The date function does not support daylight saving time or time
zones.
Displaying the System Configuration Settings
To display the system configuration settings:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
configShow
The system configuration settings are displayed.
Note: For more information on the system configuration settings, refer to the Fabric OS
Reference Manual.