Setup Guide

• Set the system software clock to the current time and date.
EXEC Privilege mode
clock set time month day year
– 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. 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.
– year: enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.
Example of the clock set Command
DellEMC#clock set 16:20:00 9 september 2017
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Setting the Timezone
Universal time coordinated (UTC) is the time standard based on the International Atomic Time standard, commonly known as Greenwich
Mean time.
When determining system time, include the dierentiator between UTC and your local timezone. For example, San Jose, CA is the Pacic
Timezone with a UTC oset of -8.
To set the clock timezone, use the following command.
• Set the clock to the appropriate timezone.
CONFIGURATION mode
clock timezone timezone-name offset
– timezone-name: enter the name of the timezone. Do not use spaces.
– offset: enter one of the following:
◦ a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours in addition to UTC for the timezone.
◦ a minus sign (-) then a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours.
Example of the clock timezone Command
DellEMC#conf
DellEMC(conf)#clock timezone Pacific -8
DellEMC(conf)#01:40:19: %RPM0-P:CP %CLOCK-6-TIME CHANGE: Timezone
configuration changed from "UTC 0 hrs 0 mins" to "Pacific -8 hrs 0
mins"
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Set Daylight Saving Time
Dell EMC Networking OS supports setting the system to daylight saving time once or on a recurring basis every year.
Setting Daylight Saving Time Once
Set a date (and time zone) on which to convert the switch to daylight saving time on a one-time basis.
To set the clock for daylight savings time once, use the following command.
• Set the clock to the appropriate timezone and daylight saving time.
CONFIGURATION mode
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System Time and Date