Setting the SP Clock

You can configure the Oracle ILOM clock by either synchronizing the clock with an NTP server or setting the date and time based on the local time zone.

• Set the SP Clock (Oracle ILOM)

• Set the SP Clock (Oracle Hardware Management Pack)

Refer to the Oracle server documentation to determine whether:

• The current time in Oracle ILOM can persist across SP reboots.

• The current time in Oracle ILOM can be synchronized with the host at host boot time.

• The system supports a real-time clock element that stores the time.

Set the SP Clock (Oracle ILOM)

1. Ensure that you have Admin (a) role privileges in Oracle ILOM.
2. To set the service processor clock from the Oracle ILOM web interface:
   1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
   2. In the navigation pane, click ILOM Administration → Date and Time.
   3. Configure the service processor clock manually, or enable the clock to synchronize with an NTP server:

      • To set the service processor clock manually, do the following:

        1. Specify a Date and Time, and then click Save.

        2. Click the Timezone tab.

        3. Select a Timezone from the list.

        4. Click Save.

      • To synchronize the service processor clock with an NTP server, do the following:

        1. Select the Enabled check box in the Synchronize Time Using NTP field.

        2. Enter the IP address or hostname of one or more NTP servers.

        3. Click Save.

3. To set the service processor clock from the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI):
   1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
   2. Configure the service processor clock manually, or enable the clock to synchronize with an NTP server:

      • To set the service processor clock manually, type the set command:

        -> set /SP/clock datetime= MMDDhhmmYYYY timezone=3_to_4_characters

      • To synchronize the service processor clock with an NTP server, type the set command:

        -> set /SP/clock usentpserver=enabled

        -> set /SP/clients/ntp/server/[1|2] address=address

      For details, refer to Setting ILOM Clock Properties, Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance, Firmware Release 5.0 at Systems Management Documentation.

Set the SP Clock (Oracle Hardware Management Pack)

1. Access the operating system command line with root privileges.
2. Type the ilomconfig modify clock command:

   • To set the service processor clock manually, type ilomconfig modify clock [--datetime=MMDDhhmmYYYY] [--timezone=timezone].

   • To synchronize the service processor clock with an NTP server, type ilomconfig modify clock --usentp=enabled|disabled -ntp-server1=ntpserver1 [--ntp-server2=ntpserver2].

   For details, refer to Configuring Oracle ILOM (ilomconfig), Oracle Hardware Management Pack Server CLI Tools User's Guide at Systems Management Documentation.