APC AP8886, AP88XX Administration General Options, Identification, Set the Date and Time, Mode

Administration: General Options

Identification

Path: Administration > General > Identification

Define the Name (the device name), Location (the physical location), and Contact (the person responsible for the device) used by StruxureWare Data Center Expert and the SNMP agent of the Rack PDU. These settings are the values used for the MIB-II sysName, sysContact, and sysLocation Object Identifiers (OIDs).

For more information about MIB-II OIDs, see the PowerNet® SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) Reference Guide, available at www.apc.com.

The Name and Location fields also identify the device when you register for APC Remote Monitoring Service. See “Remote Monitoring Service” on page 74.

Set the Date and Time

Mode

Path: Administration > General > Date & Time > mode

Set the time and date used by the Rack PDU. You can change the current settings manually or through a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server:

•Manual Mode: Do one of the following:

–Enter the date and time for the Rack PDU.

–Mark the checkbox Apply Local Computer Time to match the date and time settings of the computer you are using.

•Synchronize with NTP Server: Have an NTP Server define the date and time for the Rack PDU.

Note: By default, any Rack PDU on the private side of the StruxureWare Data Center Expert obtains its time settings by using StruxureWare Data Center Expert as an NTP server.

Setting	Definition
Primary NTP Server	Enter the IP address or domain name of the primary NTP server.
Secondary NTP Server	Enter the IP address or domain name of the secondary NTP server, when a
	secondary server is available.
Time Zone	Select a time zone. The number of hours preceding each time zone in the list
	is the offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), formerly Greenwich
	Mean Time.
Update Interval	Define how often, in hours, the Rack PDU accesses the NTP Server for an
	update. Minimum: 1; Maximum: 8760 (1 year).
Update Using NTP Now	Initiate an immediate update of the date and time by the NTP Server.

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