Setting the Time Zone and Time

From the Administration > System Setting > Time tab, you can modify the time for the appliance or configure a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

Note: This section is not applicable to LogLogic® EVA - Container Edition.
If you do not set the correct time for your appliance, the system does not function correctly.

When changing the system time of your appliance, ensure that the validity period of the certificates imported into the appliance matches the new system time.

Procedure

  1. Go to Administration > System Settings > Time.
  2. From the Time Zone list, select a time zone for your network.
  3. To enable synchronizing your local time, select the Update Time check box. Then select how to update the appliance time in one of the following ways:
    • (Recommended) To synchronize your local time with that of an NTP server, select NTP Server and enter a host name or IP address for the NTP server.
      • If you have multiple appliances connected together, you must set up a common external NTP server for all appliances to ensure that the time on all appliances is synchronized. Ideally, this is the same NTP server used by the entire data center.
      • If you do not have access to a common external NTP server, you can use the appliance running as a Management Station as the common NTP server. The time settings of all appliances must be in sync.
      • It is important to have an NTP server set up for a single appliance, too.
    • To manually define the system time, select Specify Time and enter the system time (MMDDhhmmYY.ss).
      Note: When configuring LogLogic EVA on cloud platforms, a static time configuration is not supported. Use the NTP Server option instead.
  4. To save your changes, click Update.
    The appliance prompts you that an immediate reboot is required.
  5. To let the appliance reboot for changes to take effect, click OK.
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