HP ProCurve Switch 4104GL - WRONG DATE SHOWING

[mattx]

Been through every tab in the management side and cannot find where you can change the date - ideas anyone ?

HP ProCurve Switch 4104GL

[DMcCoy]

You need to telnet in to it. I'm not sure if you can set it, but you can point it at a sntp server (thats what I do with mine).

[mattx]

Thanks - I'll give it a go in the morning...

[Sylv3r]

if you telnet into the switch and type either "menu" or "setup" into the console to bring up the option to set the time / date.

I can't remember the exact command but im sure its one of those above.

[Ric_]

Best bet (as said above) is to to go into the CLI and point it at your DC and use SNTP to set the date/time. There are other options but you still need to use the CLI.

[Geoff]

On a procurve 2650, you do the following in the CLI.

1. Login (I use SSH and have Telnet disabled btw).

root@goliath:/# ssh root@r23-hp2650

The authenticity of host 'r23-hp2650 (10.73.26.216)' can't be established.
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2. Enter the configuration mode.

r23-hp2650# configure

3. Tell the switch to use SNTP.

r23-hp2650(config)# timesync sntp

4. Tell the switch to use unicast.

r23-hp2650(config)# sntp unicast

5. Tell the switch the SNTP server IP and version (*nix, W2k3 SP1 = v3. W2k3 no SP, W2k=v1).

r23-hp2650(config)# sntp server 1.2.3.4 3

[mattx]

SNTP mode - broadcast or unicast ?

[mattx]

Set it to unicast and pointed it at one of my domain controllers - now showing the correct time. Thanks people...

[Geoff]

Yeah, if you have *nix boxes running NTPD and set to broadcast you can use broadcast if you want. If you've only got W2k3 DCs you need to use unicast.