Setting the Date and Time

Configure the appliance's date and time to reference a time you specify manually, or an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server you subsequently designate.

1	From the Time Zone list, select the appliance's geographical location.

2	Select Manual and enter the Date [YYYY/MM/DD] and Time [HH:MM:SS] (based on a 24-hour clock).

3	Click Apply.

4	If you want to enable reference to an NTP server, now select NTP Time Synchronization.

5	Click Add.

6	Enter the IP address of the server, and select the version of NTP protocol to use.

7	Click Apply.

When you list more than one NTP server, the Appliance Manager selects the servers in the order listed, always defaulting to the available server uppermost on the list.

Data Collection

n	Silver Peak's GMS (Global Management System) collects and puts all stats in its own database in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

n	When a user views stats, the appliance (or GMS server) returning the stats always presents the information relative to its own time zone.

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