The 3PAR and its Service Processor have time settings
that should be synchronized
A time zone mismatch
could prevent event log collection or scripts from working properly
and can result in empty event logs
In the case of Service Processor 4
the time and date are displayed in the right corner.
Here we see that the time zone is UTC
which is not correct,
because we are located in Sofia, Bulgaria
where the time is +3 GMT.
Issuing the '
confirms that the time zone is configured correctly.
To adjust the time zone of the SP
go to SPmaint then browse through the options
and reach the SP Date/Time Maintenance option
Alter both the time zone and the time itself
as it’s not going to change automatically.
Now click on 'Update SP System Date/Time'.
If you have Service Processor 5,
the interface is a bit different. Though the concept is the same.
The time zones of the SP and the array should not differ.
Here our Bulgarian 3PAR has a Service Processor
set to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
To fix it, choose the SP
and from the actions menu, select Edit SP configuration.
Then choose the correct time zone and the country.
Do not edit the time as it is being recalculated automatically.
Now what if we have the time zone misconfigured on the array.
The 'showdate' command displays a time zone in Honolulu
while we want it configured to Europe/Sofia.
To fix that, issue the command
Then we pick setdate -tzlist Europe to see the correct syntax.
From that list we should pick Europe/Sofia.
To set the time zone, type in 'setdate -tz Europe/Sofia'.
The 'showdate' command confirms
that now the array is in the correct time zone
and the time is automatically updated.
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