Reference Guide

1432 | System Time and Date
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calendar set
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Set the time and date for the switch hardware clock.
Syntax
calendar set
time month day year
Parameters
Command Modes
EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Example
FTOS#calendar set 08:55:00 june 18 2006
FTOS#
Usage
Information
You can change the order of the month and day parameters to enter the time and date as time
day month year.
In the switch, the hardware clock is separate from the software and is called the calendar. This
hardware clock runs continuously. After the hardware clock (the calendar) is set, the FTOS
automatically updates the software clock after system bootup.You cannot delete the hardware
clock (calendar).
To manually update the software with the hardware clock, use the command clock
read-calendar.
Related
Commands
time
Enter the time in hours:minutes:seconds. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour
format, for example, 17:15:00 is 5:15 pm.
month
Enter the name of one of the 12 months in English.
You can enter the name of a day to change the order of the display to time day
month year.
day
Enter the number of the day.
Range: 1 to 31.
You can enter the name of a month to change the order of the display to time day
month year.
year
Enter a four-digit number as the year.
Range: 1993 to 2035.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on S4810
Version 7.6.1.0 Support added for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Support added for C-Series
pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced for E-Series
clock read-calendar Set the software clock based on the hardware clock.
clock set Set the software clock.
clock update-calendar Set the hardware clock based on the software clock.
show clock Display clock settings.