Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1
About This Guide
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About This Guide
Introduction
This guide provides instructions for using the Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules
feature to configure the DNCS for DST changes. Starting in the spring of 2007, U.S.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) started the second Sunday in March (March 11, 2007)
and ended the first Sunday in November (November 4, 2007) in response to the
decision by the U.S. Congress to extend DST by 4 weeks. Future changes may also be
implemented.
We designed the DST Rules Feature to accommodate the new U.S. rules and to
We designed the DST Rules Feature to accommodate the new U.S. rules and to
provide support for changing time on the dates that are appropriate in different
parts of the world. We added parameters to system and client software to define the
rules for the DST time extension.
The DNCS relies on Solaris for time keeping; therefore, the Solaris patches are
The DNCS relies on Solaris for time keeping; therefore, the Solaris patches are
critical to ensure a smooth transition to DST.
Audience
This document was written for DNCS operators. Field service engineers and Cisco®
Services engineers may also find the information in this document helpful.
Document Version
This is the fourth release of this guide. In addition to minor text and graphic
changes, the following table provides the technical changes to this guide.
Description
See Topic
Added procedure to verify if your version
of Solaris requires a DST patch
Does Your Version of Solaris Require a
Patch? (on page 5)
Added chapter on configuration for DNCS
SR 2.8/3.8/4.3
SR 2.8/3.8/4.3 and Later Sites (on page 7)
Updated chapter to include SR
2.7.1/3.7.1/4.2.1
SR 2.5/3.5/4.0 SP3, 3.4, 2.7/3.7/4.2 SP0.1,
2.7.1/3.7.1/4.2.1 Sites (on page 17)