7. Enter the date and time settings. In the example shown in Figure 4-14 date and time are  set by using an NTP server. Generally, use an NTP server so that all of your storage area  network and storage devices have a common time stamp. This practice facilitates  troubleshooting and will prevent timestamp-related errors if you use a key server as an  encryption key provider. Click  Apply and Next . Note:  If you choose to manually enter these settings, you cannot select the 24-hour  clock at this time. However, you can select the 24-hour clock after you complete the  wizard by clicking  Settings  System  and selecting  Date and Time . Figure 4-14 System setup: Setting date and time settings 110  Implementing the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.2.1