System configuration using ACLI
Configuring local time zone
Use the following procedure to configure your switch for your local time zone.
1. In ACLI, set the global configuration mode.
2. Enable sntp server.
3. Set clock time zone using the clock command.
Setting time zone example
clock time-zone PST -8
This command sets the time zone to UTP minus 8 hours and the time zone will be displayed
as "PST."
Configuring daylight savings time
Use the following procedure to configure local daylight savings time recurring change dates.
1. In ACLI, set the global configuration mode.
2. Enable sntp server.
3. Set the date to change to daylight savings time.
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configure
clock time-zone zone hours [minutes]
Parameters
zone
hours
minutes
configure terminal
clock summer-time zone date day month year hh:mm day month
year hh:mm [offset]
Description
Time zone acronym to be displayed
when showing system time (up to 4
characters).
Difference from UTC in hours. This can
be any value between -12 and +12.
Optional: This is the number of minutes
difference from UTC. Minutes can be
any value between 0 and 59.
April 2011