12.1.2 Configuring the system clock

Points to note

To set the switch's system clock, you must first set the time zone. Using the clock timezone configuration command, enter the appropriate country abbreviation for standard local time and specify the offset of +9 from UTC.

Command examples

1. (config)# clock timezone JST +9

   Sets the JST time zone and an offset of +9 from UTC.

2. (config)# save

   (config)# exit

   Saves the settings and moves from configuration mode to administrator mode.

3. # set clock 0506221530

   Wed Jun 22 15:30:00 2005 JST

   Sets the date and time as 15:30 on June 22, 2005.