Dell Force10 MXL Blade MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module Configuration Guide - Page 606

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Set the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock You can change the order of the month and day parameters to enter the time and date as time day month year. You cannot delete the software clock. The software clock runs only when the software is up. The clock restarts, based on the hardware clock, when the switch reboots. To set the time and date for the software clock, use the following command: Command Syntax clock set time month day year Command Mode EXEC Privilege Purpose Set the system software clock to the current time and date. • time: Enter the time in hours:minutes:seconds. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format, for example, 17:15:00 is 5:15 pm. • month: Enter the name of one of the 12 months in English. You can enter the name of a day to change the order of the display to time day month year. • day: Enter the number of the day. Range: 1 to 31. You can enter the name of a month to change the order of the display to time day month year • year: Enter a four-digit number as the year. Range: 1993 to 2035. FTOS#clock set 12:11:00 21 may 2012 FTOS# Set the Timezone Universal time coordinated (UTC) is the time standard based on the International Atomic Time standard, commonly known as Greenwich Mean time. When determining system time, you must include the differentiator between the UTC and your local timezone. For example, San Jose, CA is the Pacific Timezone with a UTC offset of -8. To set the timezone, use the following command: Command Syntax clock timezone timezone-name offset Command Mode CONFIGURATION Purpose Set the clock to the appropriate timezone. timezone-name: Enter the name of the timezone. Do not use spaces. offset: Enter one of the following: • a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours in addition to UTC for the timezone. • a minus sign (-) followed by a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours. 604 | System Time and Date