Concept Guide

Because many polls to NTP hosts can impact network performance, Dell Networking recommends limiting the
number of hosts congured.
show calendar
Display the current date and time based on the switch hardware clock.
Syntax
show calendar
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Example
Dell#show calendar
12:29:34 pacific Tue May 22 2012
Dell#
Related Commands show clock— displays the time and date from the switch software clock.
show clock
Displays the current clock settings.
Syntax
show clock [detail]
Parameters
detail (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword detail to view the source information of the clock.
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Example
Dell#show clock
12:30:04.402 pacific Tue May 22 2012
Dell#
Example (Detail)
Dell#show clock detail
12:30:26.892 pacific Tue May 22 2012
Time source is RTC hardware
412 System Time