Nortel Networks 4050 Managing NTP servers, Date and Time menu includes the following options

476Chapter 10 Configuring system settings

The Date and Time menu includes the following options:

/cfg/sys/time followed by:

date <date>	Sets the system date.
	• date is the date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
time <time>	Sets the system time.
	• time is the time in HH:MM:SS format, using a
	24-hour clock.
tzone	Specifies the time zone. You are prompted to enter a
	continent or ocean area, a country, and a region (if
	applicable). To view available input options, press
	Enter to accept the default (select) in order to
	display selection menus for each item.
ntp	Accesses the NTP Servers menu, in order to manage
	NTP servers used by the cluster (see “Managing NTP
	servers” on page 476).

Managing NTP servers

You can add NTP servers to the system configuration to enable the NTP client on the Nortel SNAS 4050 to synchronize its clock. To compensate for discrepancies, it is recommended that NTP have access to at least three NTP servers.

To manage NTP servers used by the system, use the following command:

/cfg/sys/time/ntp

The NTP Servers menu displays.

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