Dell PowerSwitch S4820T 9.50.1 Configuration Guide for the S4820T System - Page 938

Dell Networking OS Time and Date You can set the time and date using the Dell Networking OS CLI. Configuration Task List The following is a configuration task list for configuring the time and date settings. • Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Hardware Clock • Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock • Setting the Timezone • Setting Daylight Saving Time Once • Setting Recurring Daylight Saving Time Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Hardware Clock To set the time and date for the switch hardware clock, use the following command. • Set the hardware clock to the current time and date. EXEC Privilege mode calendar set time month day year - 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. The range is from 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. The range is from 1993 to 2035. Example of the calendar set Command Dell#calendar set 08:55:00 september 18 2009 Dell# Setting 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 software clock, use the following command. • Set the system software clock to the current time and date. EXEC Privilege mode clock set time month day year - 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. 938 System Time and Date