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clock timezone
Configure a timezone for the switch.
Syntax
clock timezone timezone-name offset
To delete a timezone configuration, use the no clock timezone command.
Parameters
timezone-name Enter the name of the timezone. You cannot use spaces.
offset Enter one of the following:
● a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours in addition to universal time
coordinated (UTC) for the timezone.
● a minus sign (-) then a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN MXL.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
Coordinated universal time (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. For example, San Jose, CA is the Pacific Timezone with a UTC
offset of -8.
debug ntp
Display network time protocol (NTP) transactions and protocol messages for troubleshooting.
Syntax
debug ntp {level level-number}
To disable debugging of NTP transactions, use the no debug ntp {level level-number}
command.
Parameters
level level-
number
Enter the keyword level then the level–number to display information about NTP
logs. The log level range is from 1 to 6.
● 1 is the most important log level.
● 6 is the least important log level.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the C9010, FN–IOM, MIOA, MXL, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T-
ON, S5048F-ON, S6000, S6000–ON, S6010-ON, S6100–ON, and Z9100–ON.
ntp authenticate
Enable authentication of NTP traffic between the switch and the NTP time serving hosts.
Syntax
ntp authenticate
To disable NTP authentication, use the no ntp authentication command.
Defaults Not enabled.
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