Reference Guide

72 Configuring System Information
DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 3/6/14 - FOR PROOF ONLY
Defining the Clock Source Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the CLI commands for setting the clock
source.
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
Manual Time Settings
Use the Manual Time Settings page to set system date/time manually (as
opposed to receiving them from an external SNTP server). For more
information on SNTP, see
System Time from an SNTP Server .
If system time is kept using an external SNTP clock, and the external SNTP
clock fails, the system time reverts to the time set here or in the Asset page.
In addition to setting the local clock, you can use this page to enable Daylight
Savings Time (DST) on the device.
The manual clock setting is not persistent across boots.
Table 7-5. Clock Source CLI Command
CLI Description
clock source sntp
no clock source
Configures an external time source for the system
clock.
Use the no form of this command to disable the
external time source.
show clock [detail] Displays the time and date from the system clock and
its source.
console# clock source sntp
console# show clock detail
3:29:03 UTC Sep 7 2010
Time source is sntp
Time zone:
Offset is UTC+0