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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] [utc] | uptime]
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.
localtime (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword localtime to include the localtime in the
timestamp.
msec (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword msec to include milliseconds in the timestamp.
show-timezone (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword show-timezone to include the time zone
information in the timestamp.
utc (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword utc to include the UTC time format (ignoring local
time zone) in the timestamp.
uptime (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword uptime to have the timestamp based on time
elapsed since system reboot.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version Description
9.14(1.5) Added support for UTC time format.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
If you do not specify parameters and enter service timestamps, it appears as service
timestamps debug uptime in the running-configuration.
To view the current options set for the service timestamps command, use the show running-
config command.
From 9.14.1.5 release, the default timestamp display format for the logs is set to local time (service
timestamps log datetime localtime) instead of service timestamps log datetime.
show alarms
View alarms.
Syntax
show alarms
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Version Description
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Example
Dell# show alarms
-- Minor Alarms --
Alarm Type Duration
Control and Monitoring 91