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System Time and Date
The commands in this chapter configure 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 Configuration Guide.

clock set

Set the software clock in the switch.
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Syntax clock set time month day year
Parameters time Enter the time in hours:minutes:seconds. For the hour
variable, use the 24-hour format; example, 17:15:00 is 5:15
pm.
month Enter the name of one of the 12 months, in English. You can
enter the number of a day and 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 month day year.
year Enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993
to 2035.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
EXEC Privilege
Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
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