Cisco CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 4.0 Release Notes

Release Notes for CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 4.0

OL-20726-02

Time Zone and Offset Settings

LMS supports many time zones. However, applications that have scheduling and reporting functions, and
applications that produce or use time stamps vary based on:

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Server and client—Time stamps can differ between server and client if they are located in different
time zones.

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Platforms—Windows and UNIX servers support different time zones and are not synchronized.

Table 1

shows time zone acronyms supported in the CiscoWorks applications that use the time zone

feature.

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Column 1—Alphabetically lists the supported CiscoWorks time zone acronyms. Change Audit
reports may display time zone information differently.

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Column 2—Lists the spelled out time zone definition.

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Column 3—Lists the area covered by the time zone.

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Column 4—Lists the column’s offsets from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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Column 5—Lists the time zone setting for that zone’s server.

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Column 6—Lists the resulting output in reports.

If you generate reports, the output will vary depending on whether the data has been processed through
Perl or Java.

Table 1

also provides possible outputs for either case scenario.

To ensure that time zones are translated correctly—especially when your devices, servers, and clients
are in different time zones—follow these guidelines:

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While configuring time zones on managed devices, use the acronyms listed in the Time Zone
Acronym Setting on Device column. To set time zones on devices, use the command described in the
device-specific Command Reference documentation.

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The device should be configured to send Syslogs with the appropriate time zone acronym that
indicates whether daylight savings is in effect at the time of sending the Syslog. This is to ensure
that the Syslog analyzer or Essentials uses the correct acronym for time conversion.

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While configuring time zones on CiscoWorks servers, use the supported values in the Time Zone
Setting on Server column.

Changes made to the system time zone from outside CiscoWorks applications might not be reflected in
already-running CiscoWorks applications. After changing the time zone, restart all CiscoWorks
applications.

Table 1

Supported Server Time Zones

Time Zone
Acronym Set-
ting on Device Definition

Area Covered
(Country/City)

Offset from
GMT

Time Zone Set-
ting on Server

Output in Report

GMT

Acronym

ACT

Australia Central
Time

Australia/
Darwin

+9:30

Adelaide

GMT +9:30

ACT

AEST

Australia Eastern
Standard Time

Australia/
Sydney

+10:00

+11:00 (DST)

Brisbane

GMT +10:00

GMT +11:00 (DST)