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Ron Rivard
Manager, MSU Computer Store
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E. Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 432-5365
Daylight Savings Time (DST) Changes
The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by the U.S. Congress July, 2005,
extended Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the U.S. by approximately four weeks.
As a result, beginning in 2007, DST will start three weeks earlier on March
11, 2007, and end one week later on November 4, 2007, resulting in a new DST
period that is four weeks longer than previously observed.
Impact to Dell Systems
There is no hardware or BIOS impact to Dell servers, workstations, desktops
and notebooks as a result of this DST change. However, the Operating System
(OS) will be impacted, and our OS vendors will have solutions in place prior
to the transition dates. Contact your OS vendor for the most up-to-date
information on implementing updates based on the DST change.
DRAC Hardware
DRAC III and DRAC4 – DRAC III and DRAC 4 get time information from the OS,
so if the OS changes time, so does the DRAC.
DRAC 5 - DRAC 5 has an internal clock. The DRAC does not automatically
adjust for daylight savings time. The customer must issue a RACADM command
to change to daylight savings time in the spring and then issue another
command to return to standard time in the fall. This does not change with
the date changes that congress enacted. Below are the actual RACADM command
lines that would be used in a script to make the changes.
Racadm config –g cfgRacTuning –o cfgRacTuneDaylightOffset 60
Racadm config –g cfgRacTuning –o cfgRacTuneDaylightOffset 0
Note: Since the OMSA agent gets its information from the OS, make sure the
OS is updated for DST.
Dell / EMC Arrays
Array time on all Dell / EMC arrays is always set to Greenwich Mean Time
(“GMT”) before the array leaves the factory. There is no need to upgrade
Flare or Navisphere on any array to conform to the new DST legislation.
* For Dell / EMC AX systems running Navi Express the GUI always
displays time in GMT and is therefore unaffected by changes in DST.
* For Dell / EMC systems running Navisphere Manager the GUI and
Classic CLI clients use different methods to convert the array time to local
time and can be affected by this change. For the correct local time to be
displayed in the CLI output some server software components may need to be
upgraded as shown below.
* The Navisphere Manager GUI and the Navisphere Java CLI client rely
on Java Runtime Environment (“JRE”) to perform the conversion to local time.
In order for any version of the Navisphere GUI and the Java CLI client to
display the correct local time the JRE on the management station or client
host must be at 1.4.2.11 and higher or JRE 1.5.0_06 or higher.
* The Secure CLI client uses the Host OS local time zone so there is
no minimum version requirement or requirement to upgrade. But the Host OS
local time zone must be handled properly.
* The Classic CLI client performs the local time conversion internally
and must be at or above the following version levels in order to exhibit the
correct time: 6.20.1.4.0, 6.19.3.7.0, or 6.16.7.1.0. The Host OS local time
must also be accurate as Classic CLI uses this as a reference point. The
Navisphere Classic CLI client version 6.22 is compatible and supported with
Flare operating system versions 6.16 or higher. The 6.16.7.1.0 Classic CLI
client can be used with FC4700’s running Flare Release 13. See the
Navisphere Agent CLI Release Notes for support details on other versions.
Failure to upgrade host software to the minimum revisions will result in a
one hour error in the local time indicated on logs and CLI output during the
periods DST was extended, about four weeks in total.
Dell / EMC Fibre Channel Switches
From an operational perspective, there are no anticipated DST issues with
Brocade, and McDATA. However, the best practices for Connectrix from a
Service and Support perspective are the following:
* Brocade: Update all switches to latest firmware revision
* McDATA: When DST is in effect, specifically set the Service
Processor to the local time zone
Additional details on all EMC systems are available at
<http://productcentral.us.dell.com/C8/C19/SoftwareandSolutions/Documents/EMC
_DST.doc>
http://productcentral.us.dell.com/C8/C19/SoftwareandSolutions/Documents/EMC_
DST.doc
PV Tape
Dell Tape products all get their time from the attached host server (or SAN)
via the ISV on the backup software program. No upgrades are required to Dell
tape products themselves, although, any errors on the source hardware will
propagate into the tape device.
PV Disk
No updates are required for PV Disk products. The MD3000 pulls updates
from the host (OS), so as long as the host is correctly adjusted any changes
will propagate to the MD3000. The MD1000 and previous PV disk products do
not track time on their systems.
MICROSOFT
Microsoft will be producing an update for Microsoft products
affected by the new United States Daylight Saving Time transition dates.
These updates will be released through a combination of channels including
Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS), hotfixes incorporated in
Knowledge Base articles, Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server
Update Services (WSUS), and the Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft is
providing the Time Zone updates at no-cost for customers on Windows
platforms that are covered by Mainstream Support. Microsoft is providing DST
patches for products in Extended Support for the price of $4,000.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx> Microsoft Daylight
Savings Time Support Center
<http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues> Microsoft Products affected
by DST
WINDOWS OS
Important: Effective February 5, 2007 all Dell PowerEdge Servers purchased
with an OEM factory install of the following Microsoft Operating Systems
will ship with the Microsoft DST hot fix applied to the operating system:
Windows® Server 2003, Web Edition, Windows Server™ 2003 R2, Standard Edition
(32 & 64 bit versions) Windows Server™ 2003 R2, 32-bit Enterprise Edition
(32 & 64 bit versions), Windows® Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard &
Premium Editions and Windows Storage Server.
Note: Two additional patches are required for SBS 2003 R2 Standard and
Premium, (i.e.) SharePoint Services and Exchange 2003. Please refer to KB
926666 (see Exchange KB below) and KB 924881 (see SharePoint KB below).
These will be added to the FI image on 4/10.
KB 931836: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836> February 2007
Cumulative Update for Windows Operating Systems
KB 914387: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387> How to configure
daylight saving time for the United States in 2007
Important: Before you apply the update that is referenced in KB 93186 above,
you should be aware of potential issues that may affect Microsoft Office
Outlook. For more information about these issues, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
KB 931667: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667/> Addressing the
daylight saving time changes in 2007 using the Time Zone Data Update Tool
for Microsoft Office Outlook
EXCHANGE
KB 926666: <http://support.microsoft.com/?id=926666> Update for
daylight saving time changes in 2007 for Exchange 2003
SQL
KB 931975 : <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931975> Preparing SQL
Server for 2007 DST (Daylight Savings Time) changes
KB 931815: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931815> 2007 time zone update
for SQL Server 2005 Notification Services and for SQL Server 2000
Notification Services
SHAREPOINT SERVICES AND BIZTALK SERVER
KB 924881: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924881> Update for
Windows SharePoint Services
KB 931961: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931961> Update for
Biztalk Server 2006
KB 931960: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931960> Update for
Biztalk Server 2004
MOBILE
KB 923953: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923953> How to configure
daylight saving time for the United States and Canada in 2007 and in
subsequent years on Windows Mobile-based devices
LINUX
Important: Linux operating systems all released an updated time zone data
file just after the act was passed, and it is part of the Linux kernel.
REDHAT
Important: Effective February 5, 2007 all Dell PowerEdge Servers purchased
with RHEL3 and RHEL4 factory installed have the DST patch already
incorporated.
For other installs:
· Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users must update glibc
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 must update the tzdata package.
For the most current information on the DST update visit:
<http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_7909.shtm>
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_7909.shtm
<http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2006-0622.html%5Ct_blank>
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2006-0622.html%5Ct_blank
SUSE Novell
Novell development has already released service packs or maintenance
updates for the following
products
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 and Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 (Desktop and Server)
<http://www.novell.com/info/daylight_saving.html>
http://www.novell.com/info/daylight_saving.html
Service packs and maintenance updates can be retrieved from Novell Customer
Center or through the usual update mechanisms. For the most current
information on the DST update visit,
<https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/607/3853518_f.S
AL_Public.html>
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/607/3853518_f.SA
L_Public.html
VMWare
Important: Effective October 19th 2006, Dell has been shipping
VMware ESX (both standard and enterprise
editions) with the DST patch already incorporated. This patch has
been included in the most recent
release of VMware—3.0.1—and is also available for download on
VMware’s website at:
<http://kb.vmware.com/vmtnkb/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=8
695824&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=10171220&stateId=0%200%2010163843&doctag=
Author,%20KB%20Article>
http://kb.vmware.com/vmtnkb/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=86
95824&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=10171220&stateId=0%200%2010163843&doctag=A
uthor,%20KB%20Article
ORACLE
<http://productcentral.us.dell.com/C8/C19/SoftwareandSolutions/Documents/Ora
cle_DST.doc>
http://productcentral.us.dell.com/C8/C19/SoftwareandSolutions/Documents/Orac
le_DST.doc
Systems Management Partners
ALTIRIS
<http://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=32402&p=3>
http://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=32402&p=3 links to an article in
the Altiris Knowledgebase that
outlines how DST will affect their products.
BMC
<http://www.bmc.com/supportu/DST2007 >
http://www.bmc.com/supportu/DST2007 links to general information on DST as
well as detailed
information for each product.
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
<http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dst_pubstatement.asp>
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dst_pubstatement.asp
provides CA’s statement
on DST.
<http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dst_prodmatrix.pdf>
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dst_prodmatrix.pdf links
to a product matrix
with current information regarding unaffected CA products
<http://www3.ca.com/udm/upm/> http://www3.ca.com/udm/upm/ links to
existing Unicenter patches.
NOVELL
<https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/152/3642878_f.S
AL_Public.html>
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/152/3642878_f.SA
L_Public.html provides
details on how Novell ZENworks products accommodate the 2007 time
zone change. Additional
information available at
<http://www.novell.com/info/daylight_saving.html>
http://www.novell.com/info/daylight_saving.html
LANDesk
<http://kb.landesk.com/article.asp?article=3978&p=5>
http://kb.landesk.com/article.asp?article=3978&p=5 links to a bulletin from
LANDesk regarding the testing and results
in relation to DST and their products.
