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System Time and Date
The commands in this chapter congure time values on the system, either using the Dell Networking operating software, or the
hardware, or using the network time protocol (NTP). With NTP, the switch can act only as a client to an NTP clock host.
For more information, refer to the “Network Time Protocol” section of the Management chapter in the Dell Networking OS
Conguration Guide
.
The commands in this chapter are generally supported on Dell Networking OS with some exceptions, as notes in the Command
History elds.
clock summer-time date
Set a date (and time zone) on which to convert the switch to daylight saving time on a one-time basis.
Syntax
clock summer-time time-zone date start-month start-day start-year start-
time end-month end-day end-year end-time [offset]
To delete a daylight saving time zone conguration, use the no clock summer-time command.
Parameters
time-zone Enter the three-letter name for the time zone. This name is displayed in the show
clock output.
start-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.
start-day Enter the number of the day. The range is from 1 to 31. You can enter the name of a
month to change the order of the display to time day month year.
start-year Enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.
start-time Enter the time in hours:minutes. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format;
example, 17:15 is 5:15 pm.
end-day Enter the number of the day. The range is from 1 to 31. You can enter the name of a
month to change the order of the display to time day month year.
end-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.
end-time Enter the time in hours:minutes. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format;
example, 17:15 is 5:15 pm.
end-year Enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.
oset (OPTIONAL) Enter the number of minutes to add during the summer-time period.
The range is from 1 to1440. The default is 60 minutes.
Defaults Not congured.
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