HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration - Page 87

Configuring the Switch Configuring Date and Time Note This guide refers to a switch in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch as switch , and it uses the switch# prompt. To change the name of the switch, perform this task: Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Command or Action switch# configure terminal Purpose Enters configuration mode. switch(config)# [no] switchname name Changes the switch name prompt to the specified name. The no command reverts the switch name prompt to its default. This example shows how to change the name of a switch and change it back: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# switchname myswitch1 myswitch1(config)# ... myswitch1(config)# no switchname switch(config)# Configuring Date and Time The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches use Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), which is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). To change the default time on the switch, perform this task: Procedure Step 1 Command or Action Purpose switch# clock set HH:MM:SS DD Sets the default time on the switch. HH represents hours in Month YYYY 24-hour time (15 for 3 P.M.), MM is minutes (58), SS is seconds (09), DD is the date (29), Month is the month in words (February), and YYYY is the year (2008). The following example sets the time for the switch: switch# clock set 15:58:09 29 June 2009 Mon Jun 20 15:58:09 UTC 2009 Note The clock command changes are saved across system resets. Configuring Time Zone The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches use Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), which is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). You can specify a time zone for the switch. To specify the local time without the daylight saving time feature, perform this task: OL-16597-01 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide 41