Using the Timezone-Set Wizard

You can configure the timezone on the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller (E-SBC) by running a timezone-set wizard from the root location from the ACLI. Use the following procedure to configure the E-SBC time zone. If you need to exit the timezone-set command before completing it, use the key sequence Ctrl-D.

Note:

The following procedure may display different prompts depending on whether your system is running on VXWorks or LINUX.

To configure the time zone:

  1. At the root prompt, enter timezone-set, and press Enter.
    ORACLE# timezone-set

    The E-SBC displays the following:

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    Calling tzselect. Use ^D to cancel without save
    Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
    Please select a continent or ocean.
    1) Africa
    2) Americas
    3) Antarctica
    4) Arctic Ocean
    5) Asia
    6) Atlantic Ocean
    7) Australia
    8) Europe
    9) Indian Ocean
    10) Pacific Ocean
    11) none - I want to specify the time zone using the Posix TZ format.
    #?
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  2. Enter the number corresponding to the continent or ocean you want to select, , and press Enter. Or, enter none to specify the time zone using the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) time zone format.

    Note:

    For a procedure to configure time zones using POSIX format, see Configuring Timezone using POSIX Format.
    #? 2

    The E-SBC displays the following:

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    Please select a country.
    1) Anguilla
    2) Antigua & Barbuda
    3) Argentina
    4) Aruba
    5) Bahamas
    6) Barbados
    7) Belize
    8) Bolivia
    9) Bonaire Sint Eustatius & Saba
    10) Brazil
    11) Canada
    12) Cayman Islands
    13) Chile
    14) Colombia
    15) Costa Rica
    16) Cuba
    17) Curacao
    18) Dominica
    19) Dominican Republic
    20) Ecuador
    21) El Salvador
    22) French Guiana
    23) Greenland
    24) Grenada
    25) Guadeloupe
    26) Guatemala
    27) Guyana
    28) Haiti
    29) Honduras
    30) Jamaica
    31) Martinique
    32) Mexico
    33) Montserrat
    34) Nicaragua
    35) Panama
    36) Paraguay
    37) Peru
    38) Puerto Rico
    39) Sint Maarten
    40) St Barthelemy
    41) St Kitts & Nevis
    42) St Lucia
    43) St Martin (French part)
    44) St Pierre & Miquelon
    45) St Vincent
    46) Suriname
    47) Trinidad & Tobago
    48) Turks & Caicos Is
    49) United States
    50) Uruguay
    51) Venezuela
    52) Virgin Islands (UK)
    53) Virgin Islands (US)
    #?
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  3. Enter the number corresponding to the country you want to select , and press Enter.
    #? 49

    The E-SBC displays the following:

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    Please select one of the following time zone regions.
    1) Eastern Time
    2) Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations
    3) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area
    4) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County
    5) Eastern Time - Indiana - most locations
    6) Eastern Time - Indiana - Daviess, Dubois, Knox & Martin Counties
    7) Eastern Time - Indiana - Pulaski County
    8) Eastern Time - Indiana - Crawford County
    9) Eastern Time - Indiana - Pike County
    10) Eastern Time - Indiana - Switzerland County
    11) Central Time
    12) Central Time - Indiana - Perry County
    13) Central Time - Indiana - Starke County
    14) Central Time - Michigan - Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron & Menominee Counties
    15) Central Time - North Dakota - Oliver County
    16) Central Time - North Dakota - Morton County (except Mandan area)
    17) Central Time - North Dakota - Mercer County
    18) Mountain Time
    19) Mountain Time - south Idaho & east Oregon
    20) Mountain Time - Navajo
    21) Mountain Standard Time - Arizona
    22) Pacific Time
    23) Alaska Time
    24) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle
    25) Alaska Time - southeast Alaska panhandle
    26) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle neck
    27) Alaska Time - west Alaska
    28) Aleutian Islands
    29) Metlakatla Time - Annette Island
    30) Hawaii
    #?
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  4. Enter the number corresponding to the time zone region you want to select , and press Enter.
    #? 1

    The E-SBC displays the following:

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    The following information has been given:
            United States
            Eastern Time
    Therefore TZ='America/New_York' will be used.
    Local time is now:      Wed Mar 13 11:18:52 EDT 2013.
    Universal Time is now:  Wed Mar 13 15:18:52 UTC 2013.
    Is the above information OK?
    1) Yes
    2) No
    #?
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  5. Enter 1 (Yes), and press Enter. Or, enter 2 (No) to go back to Step 2 and enter the correct time zone information.
    #? 1

    The E-SBC displays the following:

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    Timezone=America/New_York
    ORACLE#
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