Quantum SNC 4000, User Manual

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16 Getting Started
4 Use the
date
command to confirm.
SNC4000 > date
SNC4000 > FRI JAN 26 9:30:49 2001
Adding a Host System Running Timeserver
Follow the procedure below to configure the date to be automatically set. For more information on the
commands used in this procedure, see
Commands Listed Alphabetically by Function on page 63.
1 To enable the timeserver functionality use the
setNettime
command.
SNC4000 > setNettime 1
Nettime 1 value = 0 = 0x0
2 Add a host running timeserver to the SNC using the
setTimeHost
command.
SNC4000 > setTimeHost "butter"
Time Host butter value = 0 = 0x0
3 Set the remote system as the source of date/time display using the
rdate
command.
SNC4000 > rdate "butter"
Get time from butter using UDP/SNTP
value = 0 = 0x0
4 Use the
tzSet
command to set the timezone. In the following example, EST is used for Eastern
Standard Time.
SNC4000 > tzSet "EST" TZ Set TIMEZONE = EST:EDT:300:040202:101502
value = 0 = 0x0
5 To confirm, use the
date
command.
SNC4000 > date WED JUL 18 14:51:59 2001 value = 0 = 0x0
Synchronizing the Real Time Clock with the Timeserver
Follow this procedure to synchronize the real time clock with the timeserver. For more information on the
commands used in this procedure, see
Commands Listed Alphabetically by Function on page 63.
1 Use the
setTimeHost
command to add a host running timeserver to the SNC.
SNC4000 > setTimeHost “butter”
Time Host butter value = 0 = 0x0
2 Synchronize the Real Time Clock with the timeserver using the rtcSetCurrent command.
SNC4000 > rtcSetCurrent
value = 0 = 0x0
Disabling the Timeserver Host
Follow the step below to disable a timeserver host.
1 To disable the timeserver functionality, use the
setNettime
command.
SNC4000 > setNettime 0
Nettime 0 value = 0 = 0x0
The time will revert to the time set on the Real Time Clock.
CAUTION
Use 24 hour time when programming the real time clock. The time will
be one hour off while Daylight Savings time is in effect.