Message-Of-The-Day Banner; Device Clock; Time Zone And Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time); User Sessions - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Basic Device Management

Message-of-the-Day Banner

The message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner displays before the user login prompt on the device. This message
can contain any information that you want to display for users of the device.

Device Clock

If you do not synchronize your device with a valid outside timing mechanism, such as an NTP clock source,
you can manually set the clock time when your device boots.

Time Zone and Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)

You can configure the time zone and summer time (daylight saving time) setting for your device. These values
offset the clock time from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is International Atomic Time (TAI) with
leap seconds added periodically to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation. UTC was formerly called
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

User Sessions

You can display the active user session on your device. You can also send messages to the user sessions. For
more information about managing user sessions and accounts, see the Cisco Nexus security configuration
guide for your device.

Telnet Server Connection

The Telnet server is disabled by default on all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. You can enable the
Telnet server if you do not require a secure SSH connection. However, if you require a secure SSH connection,
you need to disable the default Telnet connection and then enable the SSH connection.
For information on connecting a terminal to the supervisor module console port, refer to the
Note
9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Note The Cisco NX-OS software allows a maximum of 16 sessions on any switch in the Cisco MDS 9500
Series or the Cisco MDS 9200 Series.

Changing the Device Hostname

You can change the device hostname displayed in the command prompt from the default (switch) to another
character string.
OL-29291-02
or the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide
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