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Usage Guidelines
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server updates are distributed using GMT time. To properly display the
local time in logs and other timestamp information, the switch should be configured with the
appropriate offset to GMT based on geographic location.
The
gmt_offset
Automatic DST changes can be enabled or disabled. The default configuration, where DST begins on the
first Sunday in April at 2:00 AM and ends the last Sunday in October at 2:00 AM, applies to most of
North America, and can be configured with the following syntax:
configure timezone <gmt_offst> autodst
As of ExtremeWare 6.2.1, the starting and ending date and time for DST may be specified, as these vary
in time zones around the world.
• Use the
every
March every year)
• Use the
on
option, you will need to specify the command again every year.
• The
begins
• The
ends
• The
ends
in the Southern Hemisphere.
• If you specify only the starting or ending time (not both) the one you leave unspecified will be reset
to its default.
• The
time_of_day
• The timezone IDs are optional. They are used only in the display of timezone configuration
information in the
To disable automatic DST changes, re-specify the GMT offset using the
configure timezone <gmt_offst> noautodst.
NTP updates are distributed using GMT time. To properly display the local time in logs and other
timestamp information, the switch should be configured with the appropriate offset to GMT based on
geographical location. Table 5 describes the GMT offsets.
Table 5: Greenwich Mean Time Offsets
GMT Offset GMT Offset
in Hours in Minutes
+0:00 +0
-1:00 -60
-2:00 -120
-3:00 -180
-4:00 -240
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is specified in +/- minutes from the GMT time.
keyword to specify a year-after-year repeating set of dates (e.g. the last Sunday in
keyword to specify a non-repeating, specific date for the specified year. If you use this
specification defaults to
specification defaults to
every last sunday october
date may occur earlier in the year than the
specification defaults to
command.
show switch
Common Time Zone References
GMT - Greenwich Mean
UT or UTC - Universal (Coordinated)
WET - Western European
WAT - West Africa
AT - Azores
AST - Atlantic Standard
.
every first sunday april
date. This will be the case for countries
begins
2:00
Cities
London, England; Dublin, Ireland;
Edinburgh, Scotland; Lisbon, Portugal;
Reykjavik, Iceland; Casablanca, Morocco
Azores, Cape Verde Islands
Brasilia, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Georgetown, Guyana;
Caracas; La Paz
configure timezone
.
.
option:
noautodst
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