Synchronizing Local Time; Software Licenses - Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual

Synchronizing local time

To synchronize the local time of the principal or primary switch with that of an external NTP server,
follow these steps.
1. If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Enter the tsClockServer command:

Software licenses

Depending on the vendor agreement, certain licenses are factory installed on the PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S. To determine which licenses are enabled, use the licenseShow command.
In this example, the license key is AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG. Keep a copy of the license key for
reference.
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switch:admin> tsclockserver "<ntp1;ntp2>"
where ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name of the first NTP server, which the switch must be
able to access. The variable ntp2 is the second NTP server and is optional. The operand
"<ntp1;ntp2>" is optional; by default, this value is LOCL, which uses the local clock of the
principal or primary switch as the clock server.
The tsClockServer command accepts multiple server addresses in either IPv4, IPv6, or DNS
name formats. When multiple NTP server addresses are passed, tsclockserver sets the first
obtainable address as the active NTP server. The rest will be stored as backup servers that can
take over if the active NTP server fails. The principal or primary FCS switch synchronizes its
time with the NTP server every 64 seconds.
switch:admin> tsclockserver
LOCL
switch:admin> tsclockserver "132.163.135.131"
switch:admin> tsclockserver
132.163.135.131
switch:admin>
The following example shows how to set up more than one NTP server using a DNS name:
switch:admin> tsclockserver "10.32.170.1;10.32.170.2;ntp.localdomain.net"
Updating Clock Server configuration...done.
Updated with the NTP servers
Changes to the clock server value on the principal or primary FCS switch are
propagated to all switches in the fabric
swDir:admin> licenseshow
AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG:
Web license
Zoning license
Extended Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
Performance Monitor license
Trunking license
Security license
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