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Setting the System Date
ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide Page 4-3
COM 2 Application
Use this field to select the communication port’s application. The
available setting for this field is LM.
4.2 SETTING THE SYSTEM DATE
To set the system date, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the System Date field.
2. Enter the date in a MM/DD/YY format.
3. Press ENTER to set the system calendar.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command field at the
bottom of the screen and press ENTER.
If the date entered was a valid format, the Event Message field at the
top of the screen displays “SAVED OK”. If the entry was not valid,
Local Management does not alter the current value and refreshes the
System Date field with the previous value.
4.3 SETTING THE SYSTEM TIME
To set the system clock, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the System Time field.
2. Enter the time in a 24-hour format, HH:MM:SS.
NOTE
When entering the date in the system date field, you do not
need to add separators between month, day, and year
numbers, as long as each entry uses two decimal numbers.
For example, to set the date to 03/17/96, type “031796” in the
System Date field.
NOTE
When entering the time in the system time field, you do not
need to add separators between hours, minutes, and seconds,
as long as each entry uses two decimal numbers. For example,
to set the time to 6:45
AM
, type “064500” in the System Time
field.