Chapter 17 Managing System Commands
232 Avaya M770 ATM Switch User’s Guide
Manually changing the date or time on an Avaya M770 ATM Switch
You can manually change the date or time on the switch. You do not have to enter
both the date and time, only the parameter that you wish to change. Note that the
date and time will be reset, when you reboot the switch.
To change the date or time on a switch, use the system time set command.
Viewing the current time zone
A time zone is defined by the name of the time zone and the difference in hours
from Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.).
To view the current time zone, use the system time zone command.
Manually changing the time zone
You can manually change the time zone using the system time zone command.
To set the time zone back to G.M.T. use the following command:
Command: M15-155s8:/>system time set <date> <time>
Example: M15-155s8:/>system time set 08/25/98 15:22
Parameters: <date> Enter the date in the form MM/DD/YY or DD MMM
YYYY. Where D is the day, M is the month, and Y is the
year.
<time> Enter the time in the form HH:MM or HH:MM:SS.
Where H is the hour, M is the minute, and S the seconds.
Command: M15-155s8:/>system time zone
Example: Current Time Zone is EST -5
Command: M15-155s8:/>system time zone [<name> <+/- GMT>]
Example: M15-155s8:/>system time zone EST - 5
Parameters: <name> This is the name of the time zone. You can enter up
to ten characters
<+/-GMT> This is the time difference in hours from G.M.T.
Command: M15-155s8:/>system time zone GMT 0