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System Time, Overview, Time Commands

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23 System Time Overview The commands in this chapter configure time values on the system, either using the Dell Force10 operating software (FTOS), the hardware, or using the network time protocol (NTP). With NTP, the switch can act only as a client to an NTP clock host. For more information, refer to the "Network Time Protocol" section of the Management chapter in the Dell Force10 Configuration Guide for the M I/O Aggregator. Time Commands The NTP commands are: • calendar set • show calendar • show clock • clock read-calendar • clock set • clock summer-time date • clock summer-time recurring • clock timezone • clock update-calendar calendar set Set the time and date for the switch hardware clock. Syntax Parameters calendar set time month day year time month 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. 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. System Time | 229

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System Time
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23
System Time
Overview
The commands in this chapter configure time values on the system, either using the Dell Force10
operating software (FTOS), the hardware, or using the network time protocol (NTP). With NTP, the
switch can act only as a client to an NTP clock host. For more information, refer to the “Network Time
Protocol” section of the Management chapter in the
Dell Force10 Configuration Guide for the M I/O
Aggregator
.
Time Commands
The NTP commands are:
calendar set
show calendar
show clock
clock read-calendar
clock set
clock summer-time date
clock summer-time recurring
clock timezone
clock update-calendar
calendar set
Set the time and date for the switch hardware clock.
Syntax
calendar set
time
month
day
year
Parameters
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
.