Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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clock set

Set the software clock in the switch.

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

Supported Modes

All Modes

Command History

Version	Description
9.9(0.0)	Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0)	Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0	Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.

Usage Information

You can change the order of the month and day parameters to enter the time and date as time day month year . You cannot delete the software clock.

The software clock runs only when the software is up. The clock restarts, based on the hardware clock, when the switch reboots.

Dell Networking recommends using an outside time source, such as NTP, to ensure accurate time on the switch.

Example

Dell#clock set 12:11:00 21 may 2012
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