Cisco Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.1 Release Notes
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Release Notes for Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.1
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Time Zone and Offset Settings
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:
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.
time zones.
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Platforms—Windows and UNIX servers support different time zones and are not synchronized.
shows time zone acronyms supported in the Cisco Prime applications that use the time zone
feature.
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Column 1—Lists the area covered by the time zone.
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Column 2—Lists the supported Cisco Prime time zone acronyms. Change Audit reports may display
time zone information differently.
time zone information differently.
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Column 3—Lists the spelled out time zone definition.
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Column 4—Lists the column’s offsets from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
If you generate reports, the output will vary depending on whether the data has been processed through
Perl or Java.
Perl or Java.
To ensure that time zones are translated correctly—especially when your devices, servers, and clients
are in different time zones—follow these guidelines:
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.
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.
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.
Changes made to the system time zone from outside Cisco Prime applications might not be reflected in
already-running Cisco Prime applications. After changing the time zone, restart all Cisco Prime
applications.
already-running Cisco Prime applications. After changing the time zone, restart all Cisco Prime
applications.
Table 1
Supported Server Time Zones
List of Supported Time Zone
Values (Area Covered)
Values (Area Covered)
Time Zone Acronym
Setting on Device
Setting on Device
Definition
Offset from GMT
Brazil / DeNoronha
FNT
Fernando de Noronha Time
-2:00
Brazil / West
BST
British Summer Time
+1:00
Brazil/Acre
AMT
Amazon Time
-4:00
Brazil/East
EST
Eastern Standard Time
-3:00
GMT0
AZOST
Azores Summer Time
-1:00
Iceland
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
0:00
EET
EET
Eastern European Time
+2:00
United States / Pacific
PST
Pacific Standard Time
-8:00
US/Indiana-Starke
EST
Eastern Standard Time
-5:00
US/Samoa
SST
Samoa Standard Time
-11:00
US/Arizona
MST
Mountain Standard Time
-7:00