Managing Time Zones

This chapter includes the following sections:

Time Zones

Cisco UCS requires an instance-specific time zone setting and an NTP server to ensure the correct time display in Cisco UCS Manager. If you do not configure both of these settings in a Cisco UCS instance, the time does not display correctly.

Setting the Time Zone

Procedure
      Command or Action Purpose
    Step 1 UCS-A# scope system  

    Enters system mode.

     
    Step 2 UCS-A /system # scope services  

    Enters system services mode.

     
    Step 3 UCS-A /system/services # set timezone  

    At this point, you are prompted to enter a number corresponding to your continent, country, and time zone region. Enter the appropriate information at each prompt.

    When you have finished specifying the location information, you are prompted to confirm that the correct time zone information is being set. Enter 1 (yes) to confirm, or 2 (no) to cancel the operation.

     
    Step 4 UCS-A /system/services # commit-buffer  

    Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

     
    Step 5 UCS-A /system/services # exit  

    Enters system mode.

     
    Step 6 UCS-A /system/services # exit  

    Enters EXEC mode.

     
    Step 7 UCS-A /system/services # show timezone  

    Displays the configured timezone.

     

    The following example configures the timezone to the Pacific time zone region, commits the transaction, and displays the configured timezone:

    UCS-A# scope system
    UCS-A /system # scope services
    UCS-A /system/services # set timezone
    Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
    Please select a continent or ocean.
    1) Africa            4) Arctic Ocean     7) Australia       10) Pacific Ocean
    2) Americas          5) Asia             8) Europe
    3) Antarctica        6) Atlantic Ocean   9) Indian Ocean
    #? Artic ocean
    Please enter a number in range.
    #? 2
    Please select a country.
     1) Anguilla              18) Ecuador               35) Paraguay
     2) Antigua & Barbuda     19) El Salvador           36) Peru
     3) Argentina             20) French Guiana         37) Puerto Rico
     4) Aruba                 21) Greenland             38) St Kitts & Nevis
     5) Bahamas               22) Grenada               39) St Lucia
     6) Barbados              23) Guadeloupe            40) St Pierre & Miquelon
     7) Belize                24) Guatemala             41) St Vincent
     8) Bolivia               25) Guyana                42) Suriname
     9) Brazil                26) Haiti                 43) Trinidad & Tobago
    10) Canada                27) Honduras              44) Turks & Caicos Is
    11) Cayman Islands        28) Jamaica               45) United States
    12) Chile                 29) Martinique            46) Uruguay
    13) Colombia              30) Mexico                47) Venezuela
    14) Costa Rica            31) Montserrat            48) Virgin Islands (UK)
    15) Cuba                  32) Netherlands Antilles  49) Virgin Islands (US)
    16) Dominica              33) Nicaragua
    17) Dominican Republic    34) Panama
    #? 45
    Please select one of the following time zone regions.
     1) Eastern Time
     2) Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations
     3) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area
     4) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County
     5) Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - most locations
     6) Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Crawford County
     7) Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Starke County
     8) Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Switzerland County
     9) Central Time
    10) Central Time - Michigan - Wisconsin border
    11) Central Time - North Dakota - Oliver County
    12) Mountain Time
    13) Mountain Time - south Idaho & east Oregon
    14) Mountain Time - Navajo
    15) Mountain Standard Time - Arizona
    16) Pacific Time
    17) Alaska Time
    18) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle
    19) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle neck
    20) Alaska Time - west Alaska
    21) Aleutian Islands
    22) Hawaii
    #? 16
    
    The following information has been given:
    
            United States
            Pacific Time
    
    Therefore timezone 'America/Los_Angeles' will be set.
    Local time is now:      Fri May 15 07:39:25 PDT 2009.
    Universal Time is now:  Fri May 15 14:39:25 UTC 2009.
    Is the above information OK?
    1) Yes
    2) No
    #? 1
    UCS-A /system/services* # commit-buffer
    UCS-A /system/services # exit
    UCS-A /system # exit
    UCS-A# show timezone
    Timezone: America/Los_Angeles (Pacific Time)
    UCS-A#
    

    Configuring an NTP Server

    Procedure
        Command or Action Purpose
      Step 1 UCS-A# scope system  

      Enters system mode.

       
      Step 2 UCS-A /system # scope services  

      Enters system services mode.

       
      Step 3 UCS-A /system/services # create ntp-server {hostname | ip-addr}  

      Configures the system to use the NTP server with the specified hostname or IP address.

       
      Step 4 UCS-A /system/services # commit-buffer  

      Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

       

      The following example configures an NTP server with the IP address 192.168.200.101 and commits the transaction:

      UCS-A# scope system
      UCS-A /system # scope services
      UCS-A /system/services # create ntp-server 192.168.200.101
      UCS-A /system/services* # commit-buffer
      UCS-A /system/services # 
      

      Deleting an NTP Server

      Procedure
          Command or Action Purpose
        Step 1 UCS-A# scope system  

        Enters system mode.

         
        Step 2 UCS-A /system # scope services  

        Enters system services mode.

         
        Step 3 UCS-A /system/services # delete ntp-server {hostname | ip-addr}  

        Deletes the NTP server with the specified IP address.

         

        The following example deletes the NTP server with the IP address 192.168.200.101 and commits the transaction:

        UCS-A# scope system
        UCS-A /system # scope services
        UCS-A /system/services # delete ntp-server 192.168.200.101
        UCS-A /system/services* # commit-buffer
        UCS-A /system/services # 
        

        Setting the System Clock Manually

        Procedure
            Command or Action Purpose
          Step 1 UCS-A# scope system  

          Enters system mode.

           
          Step 2 UCS-A /system # scope services  

          Enters system services mode.

           
          Step 3 UCS-A /system/services # set clock mon date year hour min sec  

          Configures the system clock.

           
          Step 4 UCS-A /system/services # commit-buffer  

          Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

           

          The following example configures the system clock and commits the transaction:

          UCS-A# scope system
          UCS-A /system # scope services
          UCS-A /system/services # set clock apr 14 2010 15 27 00
          UCS-A /system/services* # commit-buffer
          UCS-A /system/services #