Why Does System Information Need To Be Configured - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

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Table 11-1. System Information

SDM Template

The switch can obtain the time from a Simple Network Time Protocol

(SNTP) server, or you can set the time manually. Table 11-2 describes the

settings that help the switch keep track of time.

Table 11-2. Time Settings

Real time clock (RTC)

Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured?

Configuring system information is optional. However, it can be helpful in

providing administrative information about the switch. For example, if you

manage several standalone PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024, and

M8024-k switches and have Telnet sessions open with several different

switches, the system name can help you quickly identify the switch because

the host name replaces console as the CLI command prompt.

Managing General System Settings

Determines the maximum resources a switch or router can use

for various features. For more information, see "What Are SDM

Templates?" on page 280

Controls whether the switch obtains its system time

from an SNTP server and whether communication

with the SNTP server requires authentication and

encryption. You can configure information for up to

eight SNTP servers. The SNTP client on the switch can

accept updates from both IPv4 and IPv6 SNTP servers.

If SNTP is disabled, you can manually enter the system

time and date.

Allows you to specify the offset from Coordinated

Universal Time (UTC), which is also known as

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

In some regions, the time shifts by one hour in the fall

and spring. In the United States, this is called daylight

saving time.