Q-Logic 5802V Manuel D’Utilisation

5 – Switch Configuration

Paging a Switch

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To help you locate a particular switch in a rack of switches, you can turn on the 
beacon feature with the 

 command. This causes all port Logged-In 

LEDs to flash in unison. The following is an example of how to turn the beacon on 
and off.

SANbox #> set beacon on

SANbox $> set beacon off

The switch date and time can be set explicitly using the 

 command or it can 

be set automatically through a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. The Date 
command also displays the current time. Unlike the Date command, the NTP 
server also synchronizes the date and time on the switch with the date and time 
on the workstation, which is required for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connections.

If you are using the date command, you can set the time zone using the 

 command. The default time zone is Universal Time (UTC) also 

known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Changing the time zone converts the 
current time to the time in the new time zone. For this reason, if you are not using 
an NTP server, set the time zone first, then set the date and time.

See the following date and time management examples:

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Enter the 

 command to display the date and time as shown in the following 

example:

SANbox #> date

  Mon Apr 07 07:51:24 200x

To set the date with the 

 command, the NTP client must be disabled. 

For information about disabling the NTPClientEnabled parameter, refer to 
the 

 command.