Changing time/date and timezone

Answer

Please login to the appliance console using 'root' user and perform the following steps/commands:-

1. Setting timezone ( Example : KST )
[root@h1]#cd /opt/nz-hwsupport/install_tools/

[root@h1 install_tools]# ./nz-timeset.pl

nz-timeset.pl rev 1.0.8

Determined that we are a TwinFin. Checking connectivity to the other host.
Connection to other host successful.


What do you want to do?

1: Set timezone on hosts
2: Set time/date on hosts
3: Display current settings
4: Exit
Select one : 1

Current date/time and timezone:
HA1: 14-03-20 12:56:57 AM EDT
HA2: 14-03-20 12:56:58 AM EDT

Select a Continent:

1: Africa
2: Americas
3: Asia
4: Europe
5: Indian Ocean
6: Pacific Ocean
7: GMT
8: Exit
: 3

1: United Arab Emirates
2: Afghanistan
3: Armenia
4: Azerbaijan
5: Bangladesh
6: Bahrain
7: Brunei
8: Bhutan
9: China
10: Cyprus
11: Georgia
12: Hong Kong
13: Indonesia
14: Israel
15: India
16: Iraq
17: Iran
18: Jordan
19: Japan
20: Kyrgyzstan
21: Cambodia
22: Korea (North)
23: Korea (South)
24: Kuwait
--More--
49: Vietnam
50: Yemen

Select a Region : 23

Code = KR
1: Asia/Seoul
Select a Timezone :1

Update existing timezone to Asia/Seoul? [y]: y

Changed /etc/sysconfig/clock

Updated local timezone file

Copied /etc/sysconfig/clock to other node.

Copied zonefile to other node.
Updated hwclock successfully
Updated hwclock successfully

Zone changes are immediately effective on the host(s) and no reboot is required.
Database must be restarted (nzstop/nzstart) in order to recognize time changes.

[root@h1 install_tools]#

2. Setting time/date
[root@h1]#cd /opt/nz-hwsupport/install_tools/

[root@h1 install_tools]# ./nz-timeset.pl

nz-timeset.pl rev 1.0.8

Determined that we are a TwinFin. Checking connectivity to the other host.
Connection to other host successful.

What do you want to do?

1: Set timezone on hosts
2: Set time/date on hosts
3: Display current settings
4: Exit
Select one : 2
Current date/time:
HA1: 14-03-20 01:46:02 PM KST
HA2: 14-03-20 01:46:03 PM KST
Enter Year [14]: 14
Enter Month [03]: 03
Enter Day [20]: 20
Enter Hour [01]: 01
Enter Minute [46]: 46
Enter AM/PM [PM]: PM
Setting date:
Thu Mar 20 13:46:00 KST 2014
Thu Mar 20 13:46:00 KST 2014
Updated hwclock successfully
Updated hwclock successfully

Time changes are immediately effective on the host(s) and no reboot is required.
Database must be restarted (nzstop/nzstart) in order to recognize time changes.

What do you want to do?

1: Set timezone on hosts
2: Set time/date on hosts
3: Display current settings
4: Exit
Select one : 4

[root@h1 install_tools]#

3. You needs to repeat the steps for the standby host also.

4. Applying time setting
After completing of time setting steps 1-3.

Please login as 'nz' user and perform a database restart.
(Restarting the database is required for the change to take effect.)

[nz@h1]$ nzstop
[nz@h1]$ nzstart

If in-doubt, please contact IBM Support and we will assist you with the above. Thanks.