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Timestamp Differences

Depending on the SDK version and build number, the timestamp that is returned could be in one of three different formats. Each affected SDK version and build is shown below along with the default format that is returned.

SDK Version Build Timestamp Format Example Output

1

1.13.2.412 and earlier

Local time zone offset

7/23/2020 3:14:45 PM

1

1.16.425 and later

UTC

7/23/2020 8:14:48 PM

2

2.2.272 and later

Local time zone offset

7/23/2020 3:14:45 PM

 

Applies to

FlashArray PowerShell SDK version 1.13.0.3 and later with PowerShell versions 5.1 and 7.x or later.

Cause

The cause is due to code changes to the Purity API and how timestamp values are returned to the SDK, as well the changes of internal date and time formatting between PowerShell versions 5.1 and 7.x and later.

Resolution

By setting time variables, as described by Microsoft in this documentation, in a PowerShell script, you can define various time formats that are returned.

As an example, by running this code in SDK version 1.13, the timestamp returned will be in 24-hour format local time with the offset:

$currentThread = [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread
$culture = $CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Clone()
$culture.DateTimeFormat.LongTimePattern = 'HH:mm:ssK'
$currentThread.CurrentCulture = $culture
$v = Get-PfaVolume $array -name a1
$v

 

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Running the same code in SDK version 1 build 1.16.425 or later will return the array time in 24-hour UTC (Z) format.

Finally, running the following code with SDK version 2.2 or later will return the data below:

$currentThread = [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread
$culture = $CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Clone()
$culture.DateTimeFormat.LongTimePattern = 'HH:mm:ssK'
$currentThread.CurrentCulture = $culture
$v = Get-Pfa2Volume -Array $array -Name a1
$v

 

Additional Information

Microsoft documentation: Custom date and time format strings