HP SAN manual Paging a switch, Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client

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NOTE: The switch will down a port if a rising trigger alarm is not cleared after three consecutive sample windows.

Generate rising	Generate rising
trigger alarm;	trigger alarm;
eligibility ends	eligibility ends

		Rising
Event		trigger
count
		Falling
	Generate falling	trigger
	Generate falling
	trigger alarm;
	eligibility is reset

Sample window

Figure 29 Port threshold alarm example

8.Enter a sample window in seconds. The sample window defines the period of time in which to count events.

9.Repeat steps 3 through 7 for each alarm you want to configure or enable.

10.Click OK to save all changes.

Paging a switch

You can use the beacon feature to page a switch. The beacon feature causes all Logged-In LEDs to flash, making it easier to recognize. Select Switch > Toggle Beacon (check mark shown) to page a switch. Select Switch > Toggle Beacon again (check mark removed) to cancel the beacon.

Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client

The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog enables you to manually set the date, time, and time zone on a switch, or to enable the NTP Client. The NTP client synchronizes the date, time, and time zone on the switch with an NTP server. Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time stamps in alarms and log entries. An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is required. When date/time is set or displayed in the firmware, it is displayed based on the time zone configured. However, when displayed in the Date/Time dialog, the value is always in local time. The difference between switch and workstation times must not exceed 24 hours, or the switch management application can not connect. To set the date and time on a switch:

1.Select a switch in the fabric tree to open the faceplate display.

2.Select Switch > Set Date/Time.

3.Choose one of the following:

•Enter the year, month, day, time, and time zone in the Switch Date/Time dialog. The new date and time take effect immediately.

•Select a time zone option from the Select Time Zone pull-down list.

•Select the NTP Client Enabled option to enable the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP server. Enter the IP address of the NTP server. Ethernet connection to NTP server is required.

4.Click OK to save the settings.

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