Setting The System Clock On The Switch; Creating A Login Banner On The Switch - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Setting the System Clock on the Switch

This example shows how to set the system contact and location and verify the configuration:
Catalyst 6500> (enable) set system contact sysadmin@corp.com
System contact set.
Catalyst 6500> (enable) set system location Sunnyvale CA
System location set.
Catalyst 6500> (enable) show system
PS1-Status PS2-Status Fan-Status Temp-Alarm Sys-Status Uptime d,h:m:s Logout
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------
ok
PS1-Type
---------- ---------- ------- ----- ------- ---- -------------------------
other
System Name
------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
Catalyst 6500
Catalyst 6500> (enable)
Setting the System Clock on the Switch
You can configure the switch to obtain the time and date using the Network Time Protocol (NTP). For
Note
information on configuring NTP, see
To set the system clock, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1
Set the system clock.
Step 2
Display the current date and time.
This example shows how to set the system clock and display the current date and time:
Console> (enable) set time Mon 06/15/98 12:30:00
Mon Jun 15 1998, 12:30:00
Console> (enable) show time
Mon Jun 15 1998, 12:30:02
Console> (enable)

Creating a Login Banner on the Switch

You can create a single or multiline message banner that appears on the screen when someone logs in to
the switch. The first character following the motd keyword is used to delimit the beginning and end of
the banner text. The characters following the ending delimiter are discarded. After entering the ending
delimiter, press Return. The banner must be fewer than 3070 characters.
These sections describe how to configure and clear a login banner:
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
22-4
none ok
PS2-Type Modem
none disable
System Location
Sunnyvale CA
Configuring a Login Banner, page 22-5
Clearing a Login Banner, page 22-5
off ok
Baud Traffic Peak Peak-Time
9600 0% 0% Tue Jun 23 1998, 16:51:36
System Contact
sysadmin@corp.com
Chapter 34, "Configuring NTP."
Command
set time [day_of_week] [mm/dd/yy] [hh:mm:ss]
show time
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