Setting the system time and date manually – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Managing General System Settings

Setting the System Time and Date Manually

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to

configure the time and date, time zone, and summer time settings.

Command

Purpose

clock set {

mm/dd/yyyy

hh:mm:ss} |

{

hh:mm:ss

mm/dd/yyyy

Configure the time and date. You can enter the time first

and then the date, or the date and then the time.

hh:mm:ss —Time in hours (24-hour format, from 01-24),

minutes (00-59), and seconds (00-59).

mm/dd/yyyy — Two digit month (1-12), two-digit date of

the month (01-31), and four-digit year.

clock timezone hours-

offset

hours-offset

[minutes

minutes-

offset] [zone acronym]

Configure the time zone settings.

hours-offset — Hours difference from UTC. (Range: –12 to

+13)

minutes-offset — Minutes difference from UTC. (Range:

0–59)

acronym — The acronym for the time zone. (Range: Up to

four characters)

clock summer-time

recurring {usa | eu |

{

week day month

hh:mm week day

month hh:mm}}

[offset

offset] [zone

acronym]

Use this command if the summer time starts and ends every

year based on a set pattern.
For switches located in the United States or European

Union, use the usa or eu keywords to use the preconfigured

values. Otherwise, configure the start and end times by using

the following values:

week — Week of the month. (Range: 1–5, first, last)

day — Day of the week. (The first three letters by name)

month — Month. (The first three letters by name; jan, for

example.)

hh:mm — Time in 24-hour format in hours and minutes.

(Range: hh: 0–23, mm: 0–59)

offset — Number of minutes to add during the

summertime. (Range:1–1440)

acronym — The acronym for the time zone to be displayed

when summertime is in effect. (Up to four characters)

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