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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 175
2 Select the Clock Source . The possible options are:
–
Local — System time is taken from the device’s internal clock. Set this
as defined in "Manual Time Settings" on page 162.
–
SNTP — System time is set via an SNTP server. Set SNTP parameters
as defined in "System Time from an SNTP Server" on page 170.
Defining the Clock Source Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the CLI commands for setting the clock
source.
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
SNTP Global Settings
If SNTP was selected as the clock source in the Global Settings page, you
must define the mechanism of setting time from an SNTP server. This is
done in the SNTP pages, described below.
Table 9-7. Clock Source CLI Command
CLI Description
clock source {sntp}
no clock source
Configures an external time source for the
system clock.
Use the no form of this command to disable
the external time source.
show clock [detail] Displays the time and date from the system
clock and its source.
console# configure
console(config)# clock source sntp
console# show clock detail
3:29:03 UTC Sep 7 2010
Time source is sntp
Time zone:
Offset is UTC+0