Configuring a Custom-defined Period for NTP timeSynchronizationYou can configure the system to send an audit log message to a syslog server if the time difference from the NTP server is greater than athreshold value (offset-threshold). However, time synchronization still occurs. To configure the offset-threshold, follow this procedure.• Specify the threshold time interval before which the system generates an NTP audit log message if the system time deviates from theNTP server.CONFIGURATION modentp offset-threshold threshold-valueThe range for threshold-value is from 0 to 999.Dell(conf)#ntp offset-threshold 9Dell Networking OS Time and DateYou can set the time and date using the Dell Networking OS CLI.Configuration Task ListThe following is a configuration task list for configuring the time and date settings.• Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock• Setting the Timezone• Setting Daylight Saving Time Once• Setting Recurring Daylight Saving TimeSetting the Time and Date for the Switch Software ClockYou can change the order of the month and day parameters to enter the time and date as time day month year. You cannot delete thesoftware clock.The software clock runs only when the software is up. The clock restarts, based on the hardware clock, when the switch reboots.To set the software clock, use the following command.• Set the system software clock to the current time and date.EXEC Privilege modeclock set time month day year• 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 totime day month year.• day: enter the number of the day. The range is from 1 to 31. You can enter the name of a month to change the order of the displayto time day month year.• year: enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.Example of the clock set CommandDell#clock set 16:20:00 19 september 2009Dell#System Time and Date 951
