Users Guide

Parameters
* Enter the asterisk character * to send a message to all tty lines.
line Send a message to a specic line. The range is from 0 to 11.
console Enter the keyword console to send a message to the primary terminal line.
vty Enter the keyword vty to send a message to the virtual terminal.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
9.0.0.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.5.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information Messages can contain an unlimited number of lines; however, each line is limited to 255 characters. To move to the
next line, use <CR>. To send the message use CTR-Z; to abort a message, use CTR-C.
service timestamps
To debug and log messages, add time stamps. This command adds either the uptime or the current time and date.
Syntax
service timestamps {debug | log} [datetime [localtime] [msec] [show-timezone] |
uptime]
To disable timestamping, use the no service timestamps [debug | log] command.
Parameters
debug (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword debug to add timestamps to debug messages.
log (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword log to add timestamps to log messages with severity
from 0 to 6.
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