Set Daylight Saving Time; Setting Daylight Saving Time Once - Dell Z9000 Configuration Manual

To set the clock timezone, use the following command.
• Set the clock to the appropriate timezone.
CONFIGURATION mode
clock timezone timezone-name offset
– timezone-name: enter the name of the timezone. Do not use spaces.
– offset: enter one of the following:
* a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours in addition to UTC for the timezone.
* a minus sign (-) then a number from 1 to 23 as the number of hours.
Example of the clock timezone Command
Dell#conf
Dell(conf)#clock timezone Pacific -8
Dell(conf)#01:40:19: %RPM0-P:CP %CLOCK-6-TIME CHANGE: Timezone
configuration changed from "UTC 0 hrs 0 mins" to "Pacific -8 hrs 0
mins"
Dell#

Set Daylight Saving Time

Dell Networking OS supports setting the system to daylight saving time once or on a recurring basis every
year.

Setting Daylight Saving Time Once

Set a date (and time zone) on which to convert the switch to daylight saving time on a one-time basis.
To set the clock for daylight savings time once, use the following command.
• Set the clock to the appropriate timezone and daylight saving time.
CONFIGURATION mode
clock summer-time time-zone date start-month start-day start-year start-time
end-month end-day end-year end-time [offset]
– time-zone: enter the three-letter name for the time zone. This name displays in the show clock
output.
– start-month: enter the name of one of the 12 months in English. You can enter the name of a
day to change the order of the display to time day month year.
– start-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 day month year.
– start-year: enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.
– start-time: enter the time in hours:minutes. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format;
example, 17:15 is 5:15 pm.
– end-month: enter the name of one of the 12 months in English. You can enter the name of a day
to change the order of the display to time day month year.
– end-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 day month year.
– end-year: enter a four-digit number as the year. The range is from 1993 to 2035.
– end-time: enter the time in hours:minutes. For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format;
example, 17:15 is 5:15 pm.
System Time and Date
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