Dell PowerConnect 3424 Cli Reference Manual page 122

• hh:mm — Time in military format, in hours and minutes. (Range: hh: 0 - 23, mm:0 - 59)
• offset — Number of minutes to add during summer time. (Range: 1 - 1440)
• acronym — The acronym of the time zone to be displayed when summer time is in effect.
(Range: Up to 4 characters)
Default Configuration
Summer time is disabled.
offset — Default is 60 minutes.
acronym — If unspecified default to the timezone acronym.
If the timezone has not been defined, the default is UTC.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
• In both the date and recurring forms of the command, the first part of the command specifies
when summer time begins, and the second part specifies when it ends. All times are relative to
the local time zone. The start time is relative to standard time. The end time is relative to
summer time. If the starting month is chronologically after the ending month, the system
assumes that you are in the southern hemisphere.
• USA rule for daylight saving time:
• Start: First Sunday in April
• End: Last Sunday in October
• Time: 2 am local time
• EU rule for daylight saving time:
• Start: Last Sunday in March
• End: Last Sunday in October
• Time: 1.00 am (01:00)
Examples
The following example sets summer time starting on the first Sunday in April at 2 am and
finishing on the last Sunday in October at 2 am.
Console(config)# clock summer-time recurring first sun apr 2:00
last sun oct 2:00
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