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System Time
The commands in this chapter configure time values on the system, either using the Dell Networking OS,
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 Networking OS Configuration Guide.
The NTP commands are:
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• show clock
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• clock set
• clock summer-time date
• clock summer-time recurring
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clock set
Set the software clock in the switch.
Syntax
clock set time month day year
Parameters
time Enter the time in hours:minutes:seconds. For the hour
variable, use the 24-hour format; example, 17:15:00 is 5:15
pm.
month Enter the name of one of the 12 months, in English. You can
enter the number of a day and 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 month day year .
year Enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from
1993 to 2035.
System Time
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