Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 23)

Setting a static IP address
1. Log in to the switch using the default password (which is password).
2. Use the ipaddrset command to set the Ethernet IP address.
If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation as
prompted. As you enter a value and press Enter for a line in the following example, the next line
appears.
For instance, the Ethernet IP address appears first. When you enter a new IP address and press
Enter or simply press Enter to accept the existing value, the Ethernet Subnetmask line appears.
In addition to the Ethernet IP address itself, you can set the Ethernet subnet mask, the Gateway IP
address, and whether to obtain the IP address by way of DHCP.
switch:admin> ipaddrset
Ethernet IP Address [192.168.74.102]:
Ethernet Subnetmask [255.255.255.0]:
Gateway IP Address [192.168.74.1]:
DHCP [Off]: off
If you are going to use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in semicolon-separated
notation as a standalone command.
switch:admin> ipaddrset -ipv6 --add 1080::8:800:200C:417A/64
IP address is being changed...Done.
Date and time settings
The Brocade 6505 maintains the current date and time inside a battery-backed real-time clock (RTC)
circuit. Date and time are used for time stamping log events. Switch operation does not depend on the
date and time; a Brocade 6505 with an incorrect date and time value still functions properly. However,
because the date and time are used for logging, error detection, and troubleshooting, you should set
them correctly.
Time zones
You can set the time zone for the switch by name. You can select continent, country, or time zone
region names.
If the time zone is not set with the named options, the switch retains the offset time zone settings. This
is a number of hours offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). If you have set the time zone with a
name, you can revert to the offset format if you choose. For more information about the tsTimeZone
command, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.
You can set the time zone for a switch using the tsTimeZone command. The tsTimeZone command
allows you to perform the following tasks:
• Display all of the time zones supported in the firmware
• Set the time zone based on a country and city combination or based on a time zone ID such as PST
The time zone setting has the following characteristics:
• You can view the time zone settings. However, only those with administrative permissions can set
the time zones.
• The tsTimeZone setting automatically adjusts for Daylight Savings Time.
• Changing the time zone on a switch updates the local time zone setup and is reflected in local time
calculations.
• By default, all switches are in the GMT time zone (0,0). If all switches in a fabric are in one time zone,
it is possible for you to keep the time zone setup at the default setting.
Setting a static IP address
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