Date and Time settings on the Brocade switch
The Brocade 6505 maintains the current date and time inside a battery-backed real-time clock (RTC) circuit. Date and time are used for timestamping log events. The switch operation does not depend on the date and time; a Brocade 6505 with an incorrect date and time value still functions properly. Because the date and time are used for logging, error detection, and troubleshooting, you should set them correctly.