Dell 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 daymonth year. You cannot delete the software 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; forexample, 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 tochange the order of the display to time day month year.– day: enter the number of the day. The range is from 1 to 31. You can enter the name of a monthto change the order of the display to 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#Setting the TimezoneUniversal time coordinated (UTC) is the time standard based on the International Atomic Time standard,commonly known as Greenwich Mean time.When determining system time, include the differentiator between UTC and your local timezone. Forexample, San Jose, CA is the Pacific Timezone with a UTC offset of -8.To set the clock timezone, use the following command.• Set the clock to the appropriate timezone.CONFIGURATION modeclock timezone timezone-name offsetSystem Time and Date 899
