Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 55)

Switch Features 55
Port Aggregator
The Port Aggregator feature minimizes the administration required for
managing the PowerConnect M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k switch. When
the switch is operating in simple mode, the administrator can map internal
ports to external ports without having to know anything about STP, VLANs,
Link Aggregation or other L2/L3 protocols.
For information about configuring Port Aggregator features, see "Managing
General System Settings" on page 275.
System Time Management
You can configure the switch to obtain the system time and date through a
remote Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server, or you can set the time
and date locally on the switch. You can also configure the time zone and
information about time shifts that might occur during summer months. If
you use SNTP to obtain the time, you can require communications between
the switch and the SNTP server to be encrypted.
For information about configuring system time settings, see "Managing
General System Settings" on page 275.
Log Messages
The switch maintains in-memory log messages as well as persistent logs. You
can also configure remote logging so that the switch sends log messages to a
remote log server. You can also configure the switch to send log messages to a
configured SMTP server. This allows you to receive the log message in an e-
mail account of your choice. Switch auditing messages, CLI command
logging, Web logging, and SNMP logging can be enabled or disabled.
For information about configuring system logging, see "Monitoring and
Logging System Information" on page 239.