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System Time and Date

The Aggregator auto-configures the hardware and software clocks with the current time and date. If

necessary, you can manually set and maintain the system time and date using the CLI commands described

in this chapter.

• Setting the Time for the Hardware Clock

• Setting the Time for the Software Clock

• Synchronizing the Hardware Clock Using the Software Clock

• Setting the Time Zone

• Setting Daylight Savings Time

Setting the Time for the Hardware Clock

To set the time and date for the hardware clock, use the following command:

Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose

calendar set time month day year

EXEC Privilege Set the hardware clock to the current time and date.

• time: Enter the time in hours:minutes:seconds.

For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format, for

example, 17:15:00 is 5:15 pm.

• month: Enter the name of one of the 12 months in

English.You can enter the name of a day to

change the order of the display to time day month

year.

• day: Enter the number of the day. Range: 1 to 31.

You can enter the name of a month to change the

order of the display to time day month year

• year: Enter a four-digit number as the year.

Range: 1993 to 2035.

FTOS#calendar set 12:11:00 21 may 2012

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