1ISELTIME(8)                 System Manager's Manual                ISELTIME(8)
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NAME

6       iseltime - synchronize BIOS RTC and firmware SEL time from system time
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SYNOPSIS

9       iseltime [-sx -N node -U user -P/-R pswd -EFJTVYZ]
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DESCRIPTION

13       iseltime  is a program that allows synchronizing the hardware time val‐
14       ues for RTC (BIOS Real-Time-Clock) and SEL  (IPMI  firmware  SEL  time)
15       with  the  OS system time.  Run without options, iseltime shows each of
16       these times to show whether they are the same or not.
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18       The OS system time should be in sync  with  the  BIOS  Real-Time-Clock.
19       The  OS  system  time may also be kept from drifting via an NTP server.
20       Normally the BIOS will set the firmware SEL time from  the  RTC  during
21       boot,  but  running  this  command may be necessary periodically if the
22       system does not reboot for a long time, for instance.  Note  that  some
23       applications  may not handle setting the time backward well.  Note that
24       this command should not be run too frequently to avoid firmware  timing
25       issues. It should not be set more than once per day.
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OPTIONS

29       Command line options are described below.
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31       -s     Set the RTC and IPMI firmware SEL time to match the system time.
32              This should not be performed more often than once a day.
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37       -N nodename
38              Nodename or IP address of the remote target system.  If a  node‐
39              name  is  specified,  IPMI LAN interface is used.  Otherwise the
40              local system management interface is used.
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42       -U rmt_user
43              Remote username for the nodename given.  The default is  a  null
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46       -P/-R rmt_pswd
47              Remote  password  for the nodename given.  The default is a null
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50       -E     Use the remote password from Environment variable IPMI_PASSWORD.
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52       -F drv_t
53              Force the driver type to one of the  followng:  imb,  va,  open,
54              gnu, landesk, lan, lan2, lan2i, kcs, smb.  Note that lan2i means
55              lan2 with intelplus.  The default is  to  detect  any  available
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58       -J     Use   the   specified   LanPlus   cipher   suite  (0  thru  17):
59              0=none/none/none,      1=sha1/none/none,       2=sha1/sha1/none,
60              3=sha1/sha1/cbc128,  4=sha1/sha1/xrc4_128,  5=sha1/sha1/xrc4_40,
61              6=md5/none/none, ... 14=md5/md5/xrc4_40.  Default is 3.
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63       -T     Use a specified IPMI LAN  Authentication  Type:  0=None,  1=MD2,
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66       -V     Use  a  specified  IPMI  LAN  privilege level. 1=Callback level,
67              2=User level, 3=Operator level, 4=Administrator level (default),
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70       -Y     Yes,  do  prompt  the  user  for  the  IPMI LAN remote password.
71              Alternatives for the password are -E or -P.
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SEE ALSO

78       ipmiutil(8)  ialarms(8)  iconfig(8)  icmd(8)  idiscover(8)   ievents(8)
79       igetevent(8) ihealth(8) ilan(8) ireset(8) isel(8) isensor(8) iserial(8)
80       isol(8) iwdt(8)
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WARNINGS

84       See http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/ for the latest version of ipmiutil
85       and any bug fix list.
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89       Copyright (C) 2009  Kontron America, Inc.
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91       See  the  file  COPYING  in the distribution for more details regarding
92       redistribution.
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94       This utility is distributed in the hope that it  will  be  useful,  but
95       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
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AUTHOR

99       Andy Cress <arcress at users.sourceforge.net>
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104                           Version 1.0: 13 Jul 2018                ISELTIME(8)
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