Reference Guide

Parameters
* Enter the asterisk character * to send a message to all tty
lines.
line Send a message to a specific 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-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
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 ExaScale.
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.
C9000 Series
Syntax
service timestamps [debug | log] [datetime [localtime] [msec]
[show-timezone] | uptime]
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