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Chapter Seven : Managing the Storage Appliance 91
Control Panel : System : Information Icon : Date/Time Settings Page
The
Date and Time Settings page displays the Time Zone, Server Date, Server Time,
NTP Configuration, and NTP server information. This page also has a Synchronize With
Local System button.
Field/Item Description
Time Zone dropdown
menu Use this dropdown menu to select your time zone.
Server Date Enter the date or use the calendar control to select the date.
Server Time Fields Enter the appropriate time values for these fields.
Enable NTP box Select this option if you want to use NTP to automatically configure the date and time on
your Storage Appliance.
NTP Server Type your network’s NTP server’s FQDN or IP address into this field.
Synchronize with
Local System button Use this button to set the Storage Appliance’s time to be the same as that of the system
being used to access the Storage Appliance.
Apply button To save changes, left click the Apply button.
Note: You have the option to implement the Network Time Protocol (NTP) by entering the IP
address (or FQDN) of an NTP server. NTP is a protocol used to synchronize system
clock times in a network. It is an Internet standard that uses Coordinated Universal Time
to synchronize system clock times to a millisecond or even to a fraction of a millisecond.
The time on your Storage Appliance updates as soon as you click the
Apply button. In
order for the synchronized time to be displayed, the window must be closed and reopened
and you will have to log back into the UI.