Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s - Manual (Page 202)

Example of the clock summer-time Command
Dell(conf)#clock summer-time pacific date Mar 14 2012 00:00 Nov 7 2012 00:00
Dell(conf)#
Setting Recurring Daylight Saving Time
Set a date (and time zone) on which to convert the switch to daylight saving time on a specific day every
year.
If you have already set daylight saving for a one-time setting, you can set that date and time as the
recurring setting with the clock summer-time time-zone recurring command.
To set a recurring daylight saving time, use the following command.
• Set the clock to the appropriate timezone and adjust to daylight saving time every year.
CONFIGURATION mode
clock summer-time time-zone recurring start-week start-day start-month start-
time end-week end-day end-month end-time [offset]
– time-zone: Enter the three-letter name for the time zone. This name displays in the show clock
output.
– start-week: (OPTIONAL) Enter one of the following as the week that daylight saving begins and
then enter values for start-day through end-time:
* week-number: Enter a number from 1 to 4 as the number of the week in the month to start
daylight saving time.
* first: Enter the keyword first to start daylight savings time in the first week of the month.
* last: Enter the keyword last to start daylight saving time in the last week of the month.
– 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-week: If you entered a start-week, enter the one of the following as the week that daylight
saving ends:
* week-number: Enter a number from 1 to 4 as the number of the week in the month to end
daylight saving time.
* first: Enter the keyword first to end daylight saving time in the first week of the month.
* last: Enter the keyword last to end daylight saving time in the last week of the month.
– 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-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-year: Enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.
– end-time: Enter the time in hours:minutes. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format;
example, 17:15 is 5:15 pm.
– offset: (OPTIONAL) Enter the number of minutes to add during the summer-time period. The
range is from 1 to1440. The default is 60 minutes.
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