Managing The System Time And Date - Cisco IE 3000 Software Configuration Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for IE 3000:

Table of Contents

Administering the Switch

This chapter describes how to perform one-time operations to administer the IE 3000 switch.

This chapter consists of these sections:

Managing the System Time and Date

You can manage the system time and date on your switch using automatic configuration, such as the

Network Time Protocol (NTP), or manual configuration methods.

For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, see the Cisco IOS

Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference from the Cisco.com page under Documentation >

Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Command References.

These sections contain this configuration information:

Understanding the System Clock

The heart of the time service is the system clock. This clock runs from the moment the system starts up

and keeps track of the date and time.

The system clock can then be set from these sources:

Managing the System Time and Date, page 7-1

Configuring a System Name and Prompt, page 7-14

Creating a Banner, page 7-17

Managing the MAC Address Table, page 7-19

Managing the ARP Table, page 7-26

Understanding the System Clock, page 7-1

Understanding Network Time Protocol, page 7-2

Configuring NTP, page 7-3

Configuring Time and Date Manually, page 7-11

Manual configuration

C H A P T E R

Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide

Table of Contents