Reference Guide

78 Configuring System Information
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A sample script to set system time manually is shown below.
clock timezone zone hours-
offset [minutes offset]
no clock timezone
Sets the time zone and names it "zone" for
display purposes.
Use the no form of this command to set the
time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is
the same.
show clock Displays the time and date from the system
clock.
Table 7-7. CLI Script to Set Manual System Time
CLI Description
console# clock summer-time Ohio
date apr 1 2010 09:00 aug 2 2010
09:00
Set a time range for
summer time called "Ohio".
console# clock timezone Ohio +2 Set the time zone to GMT plus 2
hours. The name of the zone "Ohio"
is purely for documentation purposes.
This is not mandatory for manual
time, but is recommended. It enables
anyone seeing the time to know what
that time is in respect to their
timezone.
console# clock summer-time
Ohio_Summer recurring usa
Set Daylight Savings Time such that
it recurs every year and is based on
the summer time schedule of the
USA. The name of the zone
"Ohio_Summer" is for
documentation purposes only.
console# show clock Display the system time.
Table 7-6. Manual Time Setting CLI Commands
(continued)
CLI Description