Sun Storage 3000 Arrays: How to Set Date and Time

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Update Date:	2014-08-05
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Solution 1002442.1 : Sun Storage 3000 Arrays: How to Set Date and Time

Applies to:

Sun Storage 3310 Array - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Storage 3320 SCSI Array - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Storage 3510 FC Array - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Storage 3511 SATA Array - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms

Goal

This document describes how to set date and time on a Sun Storage 3000 Series Array. The date and time should be set so that event messages in the event log display the date and time of the event correctly.

Solution

The date, time and time zone can be set by using either the array firmware menu or the sccli command.

Using the array firmware menu to set the date and time

Access the controller firmware through a telnet session to the IP address of the array. The Main Menu appears as follows once the Terminal type (VT100 mode) has been selected:

<Main Menu>

view and edit Logical drives
view and edit logical Volume
view and edit Host luns
view and edit Drives
view and edit channelS
view and edit Configuration
view and edit Peripheral devices
system Functions
view system Information
view and edit Event logs

Note: Because Fibre Channel, SATA, and SCSI arrays share the same controller firmware, most menu options are the same. Parameter values might vary according to the array type, configuration, drive type, and so forth.

From the Main Menu select view and edit Configuration

Select Controller Parameters

Select Set Controller Date and Time

This menu gives you 2 options:

Time Zone
Date and time

Selecting Time Zone displays the following

Default Time Zone - GMT +08:00
New Time Zone -

The time zone is specified as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) followed by a plus (+) or minus (-) sign and the number of hours earlier than Greenwich Mean Time.

For instance, the time zone setting for Japan is GMT +9 and the time zone for New York is GMT -4 or -5, depending on daylight savings.

Selecting Date and Time displays the following

Time and Date [MMDDhhmm[[YYYY] : 072511052004 for 11:05 a.m., July 25, 2004.

Using sccli to set the date and time

Command syntax:

sccli> set controller-date month day hh:mm:ss year time-zone

where:

month	Specify the month in abbreviated format. Valid values: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
day	Specify the day of the month. Valid values: 1 to 31
hh:mm:ss	Specify the controller time based on a 24-hour system. hh: Specify the hour. Valid values: 0-23. mm: Specify the minute. Valid values: 1-59. ss: Specify the seconds. Valid values: 1-59.
year	Specify the year. If you do not specify the year, it is automatically set to the year set in the RAID firmware.
time-zone	Specify the time zone based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) followed by a plus (+) or minus (-) sign and the number of hours earlier or later your location is from the Greenwich mean time. For instance, the time zone setting for Japan is GMT +9 and the time zone for New York is GMT -4 or -5 depending on daylight savings. If you do not specify the time zone, it is automatically set to the time zone set in the RAID firmware.

The following example sets the controller time and date to September 22, 2004 at 1:43 pm in the Pacific Standard time zone during daylight savings time.

sccli> set controller-date sep 22 13:43:00 2004 gmt -7

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