Administrator Guide

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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
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
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 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.
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.
datetime (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword datetime to have the
current time and date added to the message.
Control and Monitoring
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