Filer system time synchronization

Commands for synchronizing time

The filer uses two commands and a set of options to control and synchronize the system time.

• The date command sets the time locally.

  For example, the following command sets the system date and time to 9:25 a.m. on May 22, 1999:

  date 199905220925

• The rdate command synchronizes the filer's time with the time on another host with an accuracy of one second.
• SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) synchronizes the filer's time with the time on a time server with a theoretical maximum accuracy of one nanosecond; actual accuracy depends on the accuracy of the time server and network delays.

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