device:admin> date "1222150617"
Thu Dec 22 15:06:00 UTC 2017
Setting the time zone
The default time zone is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time zone must be set only once because
the value is stored in nonvolatile memory. Use the following procedure to set the time zone.
1. Log in as admin.
2. Use the
tsTimeZone --interactive
command and follow the prompts, or enter the
tsTimeZone
[houroffset [, minuteoffset]] command as follows:
For Pacific Standard Time, enter
tsTimeZone -8,0
.
For Central Standard Time, enter
tsTimeZone -6,0
.
For Eastern Standard Time, enter
tsTimeZone -5,0
.
Table 7. tsTimeZone command parameter selection for the US time zones
Local time
tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)
Atlantic Standard
-4,0
Atlantic Daylight
-3,0
Eastern Standard
-5,0
Eastern Daylight
-4,0
Central Standard
-6,0
Central Daylight
-5,0
Mountain Standard
-7,0
Mountain Daylight
-6,0
Pacific Standard
-8,0
Pacific Daylight
-7,0
Alaskan Standard
-9,0
Alaskan Daylight
-8,0
Hawaiian Standard
-10,0
Synchronizing local time with an external source
Perform the following steps to synchronize the local time of the principal or primary FCS device with that
of an external NTP server.
1. Log in as admin.
2. Enter the
tsClockServer
ipaddr command.
The ipaddr variable represents the IP address of the NTP server that the device can access. This
variable is optional; by default, the value is "LOCL".
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