If the time zone is not set with the new options, the switch retains the offset time zone settings.
The
tstimezone
command includes an option to revert to the prior time zone format. For more
information about the
--old
option, see the
Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
.
You can use the
tstimezone
command to:
•
Display all of the time zones supported in the firmware.
•
View the time zone settings. However, only those with administrative permissions can set
the time zones.
•
Set the time zone for a switch based on a country and city combination or based on a time
zone ID, such as PST.
Consider the following:
•
The
tsTimeZone
setting adjusts automatically for daylight savings time.
•
Changing the time zone on a switch updates the local time zone setup and is reflected in
local time calculations.
•
By default, all switches are in the GMT time zone (0,0). If all switches in a fabric are in one
time zone, you can keep the time zone setup at the default setting.
•
System services that have already started reflect the time zone changes only after the next
reboot.
•
Time zone settings persist across failover for high availability.
Setting the time zone
IMPORTANT:
The following procedure describes how to set the time zone for a switch. You
must perform the procedure on all switches for which the time zone must be set. However, you
only need to set the time zone once on each switch, because the value is written to nonvolatile
memory.
1.
Log in to the switch using the default password,
(password)
.
2.
Enter the
tstimezone
command:
switch:admin> tstimezone
[
--interactive
]/ [,
timezone_fmt
]
Use
timezone_fmt
to set the time zone by Country/City or by time zone ID, such as PST.
The following example shows how to change the time zone to US/Central:
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Pacific
switch:admin> tstimezone US/Central
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Central
To set the time zone using interactive mode:
1.
Enter the
tstimezone
command:
switch:admin> tstimezone --interactive
2.
You are prompted to select a general location.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set
correctly.
3.
Enter the appropriate number or
Ctrl-D
to quit.
4.
At the prompt, select a country location.
5.
At the prompt, enter the appropriate number to specify the time zone region or
Ctrl-D
to quit.
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